Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
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Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.
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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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"Strategic incompetence" is the art of avoiding certain tasks by pretending you don't know how to do them.
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The cruise liner, 'Queen Elizabeth 2', moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
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