There's always somebody doing something more extreme than you are. It used to be that if you ran the marathon, that was the end of it.

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Brazil remains a reference to the sport.

Didier Deschamps

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brazil , remains , reference

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I'd always wanted to do something about football, so I did the podcast.

Bob Mortimer

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Destroyers did not have chaplains because they were too small.

Barney Ross

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It wasn't so long ago that I was a working mom myself. And I know that sometimes, much as we all hate to admit it, it's just easier to park the kids in front of the TV for a few hours, so we can pay the bills or do the laundry or just have some peace and quiet for a change.

Michelle Obama

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Parents don't want their kids to be nerdy, for women, even if she's nerdy enough to be steve jobs, she's undateable.

Eileen Pollack

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parents , want , kids , even , nerdy

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I appreciate Love Advent because they like to experiment with creatively different concepts that are unforgettable and fun to shoot!

Alexis Ren

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appreciate , love , advent

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So I think it's really about changing the conversation and getting the word out, educating people.

Nitzia Logothetis

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think , really , changing , conversation , getting

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New York is nice, but I don't like it as much as I used to.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Each generation needs a 'Spider-Man' to mirror their angst.

Rhys Ifans

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I'm a bit rusty when it comes to football.

Jimi Manuwa

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Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer.

Lady Gaga

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If you want to deny that these things can possibly happen, you're putting yourself in harm's way.

William Besse

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To me, singing and acting have always gone hand and hand.

Naturi Naughton

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What is not taken by the church is taken by the exchequer.

German Proverb

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It's great because all of my friends from elementary school are still my closest friends.

Gia Coppola

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Around 2000 different types of plants are used by humans to make food.

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While using energy from sunlight, plants turn carbon dioxide into food in a process called photosynthesis.

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Bamboo can be a fast growing plant, some types can grow almost a metre (3.28 feet) in just one day!

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Some plants are carnivores, gaining nutrients by eating various small insects and spiders. A well known example of a carnivorous plant is the Venus Flytrap.

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Tree resin which has been fossilized is known as amber, it sometimes contains plant material or small animals that were trapped inside.

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Bronze is a metal alloy made from copper and tin. Copper makes up the larger amount, usually between 80 to 95%.

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Metals are strong and are useful for making tools, buildings, bridges and other structures where strength is important.

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Tungsten has a very high melting point, after carbon it has the second highest melting point of all elements.

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Alkali metals such as sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium are extremely reactive elements, just putting them in water can result in an explosion! They are carefully stored in oil to prevent this happening.

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metals , extremely , reactive

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Aluminum is a good conductor of heat and is often used to make cooking pots.

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At room temperature, mercury is the only metal that is in liquid form.

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room , mercury , only

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Copper is a good conductor of electricity and is often used for making wires.

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While aluminum is the most common metal found in the Earth's crust, the most common metal found on Earth is iron, mostly because it makes up such a large part of the Earth's core.

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The chemical symbol used for silver is Ag, this comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum.

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Gold is shiny and doesn't corrode, this means it is a great metal for making jewelry.

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There's always somebody doing something more extreme than you are. It used to be that if you ran the marathon, that was the end of it.

– Don Kardong –

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