There is a superhero supply store in Brooklyn with a cape fitting room that has a wind tunnel. They also sell oxygen gum, bottled chaos and have an invisibility testing center.
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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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The small pocket in the larger pocket of your jeans was designed for pocket watches.
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In the U.S., more than 10% of lottery prizes go unclaimed!
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.
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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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