The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
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Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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Each day, more than $40 Trillion Dollars changes hands worldwide.
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'X' became symbolic for a kiss because in the middle ages when alot of people were illiterate and they used to sign documents with an X and then kiss it for sincerity.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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