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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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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People who drink coffee are less likely to commit suicide than people who don't.
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The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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