Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
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There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants.
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The Statue of Liberty is made out of copper. When originally built, it looked like a shiny new penny!
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No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!
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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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Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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