The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally called the Pirates.
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62% of us pop our zits.
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Sunflowers can be used to clean up radioactive waste.
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There are over 16,251 full-service restaurants in the vicinity of NYC. You could visit one every day for 40 years and still not have visited them all. This excludes counter service restaurants and cafeterias.
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An ounce of platinum can be stretched 10,000 feet.
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Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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