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 revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined.
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Pollen can travel up to 500 miles in a day.
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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider!
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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A new baby usually deprives each of it's parents around 350-400 hours of sleep in the first year. That is one entire nights sleep per week, per parent.
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