Approximately 60% of the water used by households during the summer is used for watering flowers and lawns.
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The search engine Google got its name from the word 'googol', which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
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Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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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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The majority of suicides occur on a Monday.
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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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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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The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
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