A typical full-time worker in the US with a four-year college degree earns about $50,000. This is 62% more than a worker with only a high-school diploma.
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About two hundred babies are born worldwide every minute.
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The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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A man earned 4 million airline miles for free without breaking any laws by using his credit card to purchase free-delivery $1 coins from the U.S. mint.
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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 are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider!
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The Pittsburgh Steelers were originally called the Pirates.
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