The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.
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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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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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Leather skin does not have any smell. The leather smell that you sense is actually derived from the materials used in the tanning process.
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Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light, dark brown the least sensitive.
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