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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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    New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.
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    You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.
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    The name Joshua is Hebrew for 'Jesus'.
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    When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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    Only humans shed emotional tears.
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    A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.!
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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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