Researchers say that lining the toilet seat with paper is pretty much pointless
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!
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It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
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Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes!
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On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
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Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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