62% of us pop our zits.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain - both physical and emotional.
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NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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Pollen never deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
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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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In many countries, urine was used as a detergent for washing.
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