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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Standard paper cannot be folded in half more than 7 times.
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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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U-Haul is the world's largest advertiser in the Yellow Pages.
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Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
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Most of the dust underneath your bed is actually your own dead skin.
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