In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
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In Ice Age, the drawings of characters during the end credit roll - and Sid's drawing of himself on a wall - were all done by the children of the animators.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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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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