Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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Anuptaphobia is the fear of staying single.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally called the Pirates.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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More Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States.
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30 years ago, you could buy a lifetime, unlimited first-class travel pass with American Airlines for $250,000.
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There are more nerve cells in the human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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