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 Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.
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More than 10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads.
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If you took a standard slinky and stretched it out it would measure 87 feet.
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There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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