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  1. Nuts found in ~10% of foods labeled "May contain nuts", yet ~50% of chocolates not labeled for nuts had traces of them (New Scientist) about 3 hours ago from API
  2. As many as 40% of patients diagnosed to be in vegetative comas are actually conscious (http://bit.ly/1vw6lk) about 3 hours ago from API
  3. Since 1900, elite swimmers have grown 11.4 cm taller; elite runners = 16.3 cm; on average, humans have grown 4.8 cm (http://bit.ly/DTLEf) about 4 hours ago from API
  4. 9% of Americans firmly believe that race should be a factor in deciding job promotion (YouGov Poll, 2009) about 5 hours ago from API
  5. Switzerland has the world's most liberal assisted suicide laws (Dignitas Suicide Clinic in Zurich) about 6 hours ago from API
  6. Bob Shoudt ate 33 burritos in 10 min to win 2009 World Burrito eating championship; 4 oz, filled w/beef, beans, chile (http://bit.ly/ZXYB7) about 6 hours ago from API
  7. CA Pot legalization: would generate $1.3 billion/yr for state: $990 mil in retailer fees + $349 mil in sales taxes (http://bit.ly/4Wfne) about 7 hours ago from API
  8. Greenland's population is about 60,000. The Danish fund the country, to the the tune of about $11,000/person/year (The Economist) about 7 hours ago from API
  9. ~50% of Lobster's brain volume = dedicated to processing the signals collected by their sense of smell (Book: "The Secret Life of Lobsters") about 7 hours ago from API
  10. Washington and Oregon (top US hydroelectricity producers) have electricity costs that are 20% - 30% lower than the national average (EPA) about 15 hours ago from API
  11. Only 3% of mammals are able to form enduring monogamous bonds (http://bit.ly/MLN7g) 1:18 AM Nov 29th from API
  12. Solar collectors covering ~0.3% of the Sahara could power all of Europe; coverage of 1% could power the entire planet (http://bit.ly/13gYe9) 12:29 AM Nov 29th from API
  13. Children's self-perception influences grades & success. About 50% of self-perception is attributed to genetic factors (http://bit.ly/10BMY8) 12:13 AM Nov 29th from API
  14. 3-4 marijuana cigarettes/day = 1 pack of tobacco cigarettes/day in DNA damage & cancer risk (http://bit.ly/9yVv5) 11:57 PM Nov 28th from API
  15. Each year the moon's orbit expands by 4 cm; the Sun and Earth move 15 cm apart; earth's rotation slows by 0.000017 sec (http://bit.ly/VHTAK) 11:53 PM Nov 28th from API
  16. It can take 50,000-100,000 years for natural selection to spread favorable traits through a human population (http://bit.ly/J42Ce) 11:46 PM Nov 28th from API
  17. The average 120-pound woman should consume 1,300 to 1,800 calories/day; the average 170-pound man: 1,870 - 2,550 (http://bit.ly/4nmkv) 11:25 PM Nov 28th from API
  18. More muscular men produce fewer white blood cells and immune system proteins than skinnier men (http://bit.ly/QkNva) 8:28 PM Nov 28th from API
  19. There are 405X more bacteria in a bathtub and 456X more on a kitchen sponge or towel than on a home toilet seat 3:35 PM Nov 27th from API
  20. Chinese drinkers may consume the least amount of beer per-person of any country; highest-consuming: Czechs (Wikipedia) 3:22 PM Nov 27th from API