By weight, Bone is five times stronger than steel.
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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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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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On October 28, 2013, wind power provided 100% of Denmark's power. At 2:00am, it was producing 122% of the country's energy needs.
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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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