Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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According to the New York Times, a study conducted during the 1980's found that men who kiss their wives before leaving for work live longer, get into fewer car accidents, and have a higher income than married men who don't.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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Wearing yellow makes you look bigger on camera; green, smaller.
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GTA V achieved $1 billion in sales just 3 days after its launch.
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