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 full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
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There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building!
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Caffeine boosts memory.
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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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The average IQ is 100, while 140 is the beginning of genius IQ.
140