In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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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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It's possible to train your cat to use the toilet as a litter box and even flush afterwards.
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As of April 2010, Bill Gates had donated $36,854,000,000 in his lifetime! That's more than half of his total net worth!
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India's richest person, Mukesh Ambani, built a $1 billion home. It has 27 habitable floors, including six parking floors with a capacity to hold up to 168 cars. 600 staff maintain the home.
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect - typically up to 30 years. Western harvester ant queens can live up to 40 years!
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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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