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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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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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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The "Cobra Effect" is where a solution for a problem actually makes the problem worse.
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American car horns beep in the tone of F.
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