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    Teddy bears were named after U.S. President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt.
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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 World Ship
    The World Ship
    There's a cruise ship named "The World" where residents permanently live as it travels around the globe.
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    If you have 1 billion dollars and spend $1,000 every day, it would take you 2,740 years to go broke.
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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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    You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
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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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    It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
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