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A University of Pennsylvania study found that 33% of teachers leave within the first three years of beginning their careers and 46% leave within the first five. The numbers have been increasing since the late 1980s.

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Google accounts for roughly 0.013% of the world's energy use. It uses enough energy to continuously power 200,000 homes.

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Penguins are highly social birds. Even at sea, penguins usually swim and feed in groups. Some penguin colonies on Antarctica are huge and can contain 20 million or more penguins at various times during the year.

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Jellyfish are found in every ocean of the world, They are even found in some freshwater lakes and ponds.

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Cocaine was first used in the U.S. in the 1880s, where it was applied as an anesthetic in eye, nose, and throat operations.

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Studies show that men prefer sodas that do not use the word “diet” and soda cans that have darker colors, such as black or red.

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Happy people embrace failure. Failing is a way to figure out what works, and then making changes that lead to happiness and success. - Random Fact Toss

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The word “tattoo” derives from the Polynesian word “ta” (“to strike”), which describes the sound of a tattooing spike being knocked on skin. The first recorded references to the word “tattoo” is in the papers of Joseph Banks (1743-1820), a naturalist aboard Captain Cook’s ship. Before Captain Cook brought the word to Europe, tattoos in the West were known as “prics” or “marks.” - Random Fact Toss

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