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Tulips grow from bulbs and being native to mountainous areas the tulip needs a period of cold dormancy, known as vernalization. So they should be planted in the fall (Autumn) and thrive best in climates with cool springs and dry summers.

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Did you know recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.

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While King Edward was on his death bed, he ended up granting the kingdom to Harold who was the head of the most powerful noble family in England. William immediately disputed the claim, but did not invade England until 9 months after Edward's death.

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Did you know the Earth weighs 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.

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Plants use energy from sunlight during an important process called photosynthesis.

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Did you know according to the old English time system a moment is 1 and a half minutes.

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Between 1536 and 1541, Henry VIII disbanded monasteries and other Catholic religious houses and appropriated their income. The monks who surrendered were rewarded, while those few who resisted were executed.

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Some marginal seas of the Southern Ocean include: Amundsen Sea, Ross Sea, and Weddell Sea.

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We only keep 1 out of every 10 apps we try.

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Beaches are landforms located along the shoreline of water bodies such as an ocean, sea, lake or river. They are made up of loose rock particles of materials such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones or sometimes shells.

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The highest mountain in Madagascar is Maromokotro at 2876 m (9436 ft).

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In 1861, the village Mawsynram is officially the wettest place in the world, receiving the highest annual average rainfall in the whole world.

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Pikachu is a mouse type Pokémon.

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You can't replace soccer goalies in a shootout, unless the poor goalie is injured.

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Recycling is part of the waste disposal hierarchy - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

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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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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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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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Metals are usually solid, good conductors of electricity and heat, shiny when clean, strong and malleable (meaning they can be bent and shaped).

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The diameter of a full sized basketball is half the diameter of a basketball hoop.

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Astronaut Alan Shepard played golf on the Moon after he smuggled a golf ball and club on to the NASA Apollo 14 mission to the Moon in 1971.

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Curling stones used in the Olympic sport of curling are made from granite.

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Modern swimwear has developed to the point where the fabric and designs are actually faster through the water than human skin. Controversial neck to ankle suits have been one of the reasons behind the consistent breaking of world record times since they were introduced around the year 2000.

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Snowboarders and ice skaters glide on a thin layer of water as their skates and boards heat the snow beneath them.

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Regulation Major League baseballs feature exactly 108 stitches.

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The fastest recorded tennis serves are over 155 mph (250 kph).

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