Drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
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Approximately 60% of the water used by households during the summer is used for watering flowers and lawns.
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When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year.
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Pollen can travel up to 500 miles in a day.
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If left alone, 70% of birthmarks gradually fade away.
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A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
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Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth! "
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