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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
Certain chemicals, after ingestion, can be converted by the body into cyanide. Most of these chemicals have been removed from the market, but some old nail polish remover, solvents, and plastics manufacturing solutions can contain these substances.
There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.
Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.

