NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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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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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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There are 365 steps on the front of the U.S. Capitol Building - one for every day of the year.
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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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The scent of women’s tears temporarily reduces sexual arousal and testosterone production in men.
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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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The mile is Latin for 1,000. The number of paces it took the average Roman!
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