Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes!
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Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
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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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The 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
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Each year, more than 50,000 people are injured by jewelry in the U.S.
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During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.
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The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
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