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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You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
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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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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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The majority of suicides occur on a Monday.
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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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‘Qatar’ is the world's most expensive bar of soap. Infused with gold and diamond powder, it costs a squeaky clean $2,800.
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Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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