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The average school nurse serves between 1,000 and 2,500 students.

Historians investigating the graves of the early czars have found evidence of mercury poisoning.

Henry Ford initially designed the Model T to run on ethanol. When gasoline became more widely available, Ford vehicles were adapted to use it.

The Chinese government is considering taxing disposable chopsticks, and Shanghai and other Chinese cities are thinking about banning them altogether.

To get a shy turtle to stick its head out of its shell, push your finger up its butt - the head pops out as a reflex.

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