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Main Idea: Rodeo clowns face danger to protect cowboys by diverting bulls' attention.

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Rodeo clowns protect cowboys by putting themselves in danger.

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Main idea: Dr. James Naismith created a game with peach baskets to keep students active during a rainy day in December 1891, leading to the invention of Basketball.

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The invention of Basketball

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Main idea of Halloween tradition: origins from an ancient Celtic festival, celebrated on the eve of the New Year with costumes and bonfires, evolving into today's candy-filled celebration.

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The origins of Halloween

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Main idea about automobile fuels: Gasoline, diesel, and biodiesel are fuels with key differences in production and usage.

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Gasoline, diesel, and biodiesels are all fuels, but they have important differences in how they are made and used.

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Main idea of Yellowstone National Park: Located mainly in Wyoming, with 3% in Montana. Features include the Continental Divide, an average elevation of 8,000 feet, and 290 waterfalls, including the 308-foot Lower Falls.

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Physical features of Yellowstone Park

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Main idea: Over 20M lbs of candy corn sold yearly; Brach's can circle Earth 4.25 times. Tootsie Rolls: 64M produced daily. Chocolate: 20B lbs made annually in the US.

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How much of popular candies are sold each year.

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Main idea: A penny for your thoughts? A 1943 copper penny could be worth $50,000 due to its rarity from WWII. The 1955 double die penny, mistakenly double stamped, can fetch $25,000 if uncirculated.

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Rare and valuable pennies

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Main Idea: Sir Isaac Newton observed an apple fall in 1665, leading him to ponder why it fell straight down. This contemplation resulted in his formulation of the law of universal gravitation in 1687.

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A falling apple inspired Newton to think about gravity.

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Main idea of reality TV: events may be staged, not genuine.

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Reality TV is not as real as they show you to be.

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Main Idea: Tesla's potential death ray invention.

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Tesla may have built a death ray but he died before it could be completed.