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The most popular sport in Brazil is football (known in America as “soccer”). The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup championship a record of 5 times. They won this title in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. They are the only team that has qualified for every World Cup competition ever held.

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So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.

There was nothing so very remarkable in that, nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!” But when the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket and looked at it and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and, burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it and was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole, under the hedge. In another moment, down went Alice after it!

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As soon as Fred gets out of bed,

his underwear goes on his head.

His mother laughs, "Don't put it there.

A head's no place for underwear!"

But near his ears, above his brains

Is where Fred's underwear remains.

At night when Fred goes back to bed,

he deftly plucks it off his head

His mother switches off the light

and softly croons "Good night! Good night!"

And then for reasons no one knows

Fred's underwear goes on his toes. - Jack Prelutsky

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In order to make banana pancakes, start by mixing the flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl, mash the very ripe bananas until smooth, then whisk in the eggs, vanilla, and milk. Next, add the wet ingredients to the bowl of dry ones and stir until you have a smooth batter. Add butter to a pan over medium heat. Then pour in a spoonful of batter. Flip the pancake when bubbles appear. Slather your cooked pancakes with plenty of butter and syrup for a great breakfast!

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Math is the most important subject to excel in. You will need math for many things in your life. Math can help you pay bills and buy groceries. Math can also help you figure out how much gas it will take to get from one place to another. Last, math can help you figure out if that giant flat screen TV will really fit in your living room. Math is important. I have provided you with three reasons to study math and succeed in it. I hope these reasons will convince you to do your best.

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It was a dark and stormy night. In her attic bedroom, Margaret Murry was wrapped in an old patchwork quilt. She sat on the foot of her bed and watched the trees tossing in the wind. Behind the trees clouds raced frantically across the sky. Every few moments the moon ripped through them, creating ghost-like shadows that raced along the ground.

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Bessie Coleman was born in a one-room shack in Texas in 1892. While working in Chicago, she overheard exciting stories from World War I and decided to be a pilot. In 1918 female African-American pilots were non-existent, but with the help of a black newspaper publisher, Coleman went to France and achieved her dream. Back in the U.S., she became known as "Queen Bess" - a celebrity daredevil pilot who performed cool stunts. She later inspired others to follow their dreams.

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Dear Dr. Jones:

I have heard that you are planning a trip to Africa to dig for dinosaur bones. I am writing this letter to ask you to take me with you. I am a strong person and can handle the heat in the desert. Currently, I am studying dinosaurs at the University of Georgia and would like to go with you to learn even more. I know how to find and take care of fossils, and am willing to pay for my plane ticket. I hope this convinces you to allow me to join your trip.

Sincerely,

Jane Smith

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Did you know that the largest ice cream sundae ever made weighed 54,914 pounds? It was made by Palm Dairies in Alberta, Canada on July 24, 1988. It had 44,689 pounds of ice cream, 9,688 pounds of syrup, and 537 pounds of topping!

Yummy!

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Boy, after four days of riding on this trailer, I am ready to be in a nice parking space in the shade. I don’t know what happened to my driver. She left one day and never came back. I sat alone in the driveway outside our house for hours. It got dark and rained, and she never came to check on me. Then, suddenly, a man shows up with a big trailer and my key. He drives me up onto the top level of this thing with all these other cars, and we’ve been on the road ever since. Yesterday, when that other truck hit us, I thought we were all goners. Thankfully we weren’t hurt. Hey, why are we stopping? That looks like...could it be? My owner! She’s here! She didn’t leave me after all! I knew I was her favorite car.

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