The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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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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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
11
No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!
26
The glue on Israeli stamps is certified kosher.
67
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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The song 'Strawberry Fields Forever', sung by the Beatles, refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.
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