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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A fire in Australia has been burning for more than 5,000 years!
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Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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There are more fatal car accidents in July than any other month.
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The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds.
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The glue on Israeli stamps is certified kosher.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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