Wyckoff, W. B. (2011, February 3). Why Keeping Girls Squeaky Clean Could Make Them Sick. NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/02/04/133371076/how-keeping-little-girls-squeaky-clean-could-make-them-sick?sc=nl&cc=nh-20110203/

It seems counterintuitive that the more someone is exposed germs at an early age the less likely they are to adapt an autoimmune disease. When it comes to cleanliness at a young age, boys and girls are held to different standards. Being a girl cleanliness is an essential factor and are supervised heavier when it comes to playing in dirt than boys. Comparing the autoimmune rates between genders, women tend to be more affected with an 8.5% rate after puberty, while men may get some affects, their percentage is 7.1%. No matter how high sanitation rates are, germs are complex and can affect anyone’s immune system.

Bryan, W. (2011, February 4). Unemployment Falls, But Economy Only Adds 36K New Jobs. NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/02/04/133489738/unemployment-falls-but-economy-only-adds-36k-new-jobs

It seems counterintuitive that as unemployment and the amount of homeless people increase, the economy adds new jobs to the occupation list. Being “unemployed” demonstrates someone who is looking for a job, not the millions of homeless people around. Failing to find work, unemployment is at its lowest since 2009, and the employment percentage rate has dropped eight tenths. With this drop of unemployment, there is a rise of 36,000 new jobs accessible and a new rise in manufacturing and retail trade.

Chen, J. (n.d.). Does Using Paper Take CO2 out of the Environment? Mother Jones. https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2012/04/paper-carbon-dioxide-sequester/

It seems counterintuitive that the more people recycle, the longer carbon can be absorbed into paper production. In the process of photosynthesis, the carbon, released within the atmosphere is absorbed through plants for energy and creates oxygen. For every tree cut down another can be planted, resulting in a repeated cycle of life and an increase of paper productivity. Paper being a renewable source of energy allows for benefits from other countries, like China. Exporting around 17 million tons of paper waste, allows for countries who don’t produce high amounts of waste, to use it for packaging. If trees are not burned down, they act as carbon sinks, eliminating the amount of CO2 in the air. However, if wood is treated like landfill, the carbon emissions in the atmosphere are equivalent to 10.7 million cars running.