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    'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth! "
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    Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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    Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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    Tsunami Stones
    Tsunami Stones
    Around 300 ft uphill from the highest water level reached by the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami sits a centuries-old stone marker that warns: “Do not build your homes below this point!”
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    Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
    Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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    At the time of your birth, you were, for a few seconds, the youngest person on the planet.
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    The World Ship
    The World Ship
    There's a cruise ship named "The World" where residents permanently live as it travels around the globe.
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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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