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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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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The top sales at Walmart as a storm approaches are Pop-Tarts and beer.
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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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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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If you chew gum when you study a subject and then chew the same flavor when you take the test, it will help you remember!
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