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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If you dropped an aerodynamic object (such as a bullet) from the Empire State Building, you could kill someone.
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97% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine.
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Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.
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There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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The hands of the clock on the back of the $100 bill are set at approximately 4:10.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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