Daft Punk named their band after a negative reviewer called their act "a bunch of daft punk."
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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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Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"!
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
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By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
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The symbol on the 'pound' key (#) is called an octothorpe.
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