Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain - both physical and emotional.
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On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
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The Band-Aid was originally made for the inventor's wife, who often cut and burned herself while cooking.
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In Monopoly, the character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.
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The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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