Tigers #26

Things I know

1. Tigers can’t purr so they make a noise thats called ‘chuffing’.
2. There are only around 3,200 tigers left in the world.

Things I want to know

1. How did the decrease in population happen (hunting, fear, habitat removal, etc.)?
2. Will tigers soon become just another name on the extinct species list?

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Opinions #25

Things I know

1. Everyone has opinions.
2. Many opinions are hated because of the idea or who they come from.

Things I want to know

1. How did sharing your opinion become such a ‘crime’?
2. If a child hates someone for their opinion now, what will happen when they are adults?

Drugs #24

Things I know:

1. When people say “drugs”, they think of illegal narcotics.
2. All drugs are fatal if an overdose is taken.

Things I want to know:

1. What is the allure of illegal �narcotics?
2. How did we discover modern �over the counter prescriptions?

Renegades #23

Things I know:

1. A renegade is someone who abandons some sort of social place or culture, and/or exhibits rebellious behaviour.
2. Renegades is also a book that has torn my heart apart in less than two weeks.
3. Renegades is also a gay bar near my house.

Things I want to know:

1. When will the next book of Renegades come out?
2. People put renegades in a positive connotation, but the actual definition is kinda negative, what happened there?

Good/Evil #22

Things I know:

1. “Good” was derived from the old english word “god”.
2. When people think of bad/evil they typically think of robbers or superhero villains, they never think of the truly wicked acts.

Things I want to know:

1. Why is humanity so intent on making �good/evil a black and white topic?
2. Is it possible for society to see people �who do “evil acts” and see a good �person?

Musicals #21

Things I know:

1. It takes a lot of hard work from the tech crew and cast to produce a musical.
2. Many people get rich from writing popular musicals.

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Things I want to know:

1. Who the heck decided that putting acting and singing (and dancing) together would be a good idea?
2. Was the first musical a huge success or did it take time for the idea to get popular

Stereotypes #20

Things I know:

1. People often find stereotypes to be offensive.
2. Most stereotypes aren’t true.

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Things I want to know:

1. How do stereotypes come to be?
2. Why do people get upset when they are called a stereotype even if it isn’t offensive.

Pro-Esports #19

Things I know:

1. They pay good money if you are in the right game.
2. Practicing takes up your whole life.

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Things I want to know:

1. How do esports gamers get noticed for leagues?
2. When did esports explode?

Family Friends #18

Things I know:

1. Family Friends are almost always friends of the parents.
2. When a child is born the family friend becomes an honorary aunt or uncle.

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Things I want to know:

1. Why are children forced to be friends with said family friend?
2. Why do family friends become the godparents and not the actual relatives?

Homicide #17

Things I know:

1. Homicide is mostly considered a vile act.
2. Voluntary homicide is worthy of at least 10 years in prison for most courts.

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Things I want to know:

1. Is the punishment for voluntary homicide for children less?
2. All of us have to power to commit homicide, so what's stopping us?

Polyglots #16

Things I know:

1. Polyglots are people who know many different languages.
2. Hyperpolyglots are people who know more than six languages.

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Things I want to know:

1. How hard is it become a polyglot?
2. Are there certain techniques to become fluent in many different languages?

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Video Game Physics #15

Things I know:

1. People put a lot of work into realistic video games.
2. Realistic video game physics can be very complex.

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Things I want to know:

1. Who is responsible for making the physics?
2. How do creators find and fix a problem with the game’s physics?

Vampires #14

Things I know:

1. Vampires come from old lore and many cultures.
2. There was a vampire craze a couple years ago.

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Things I want to know:

1. Why are vampires romanticized?
2. What was the first famous vampire story?

Phone Addiction #13

Things I know

1. Many teens are addicted to their phones
2. Teens choose to looks at their phones instead of talking to the people right in front of them

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Things I want to know

1. How to prevent phone addiction
2. When does phone addiction start to become serious

Memes #12

Things I know

1. Memes are something on the internet that becomes famous
2. They are often pointless and stupid

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Things I want to know

1. When did memes become a fad
2. How do memes becomes famous

Autotune #11

Things I know

1. Autotune is commonly used in music
2. Many think negatively about autotune

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Things I want to know

1. Is there another program that is used for autotune?
2. What can people do to change the negative connotation of autotune?

Bruises #10

Things I know

1. Bruises come from a burst blood vessel
2. They hurt like hell

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Things I want to know

1. How much blunt force is needed to break a blood vessel?
2. How big can bruises get?

Books #9

Things I know

1. Books go through a lot of editing before the finished product
2. Many books don’t make it onto hard copy

Things I want to know

1. How do authors have that much dedication?
2. How many scraped ideas do authors have?

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Things I know

• Bluetooth connects devices wirelessly from a distance.
• Bluetooth is often used in the form of speakers or headphones/earbuds.

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Things I want to know

• When was this technology made?
• Who came up with this idea?

Human Organization #7

Things I know

1. People often categorize other people into groups.
2. Those groups can range from race and gender to hair color and eye color.

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Things I want to know

1. Is it a mental thing that makes us want to do that?
2. What negative affects can it have on the world and people around you?

What makes an animal cute? #6

Two things I know

• People tend to find things with big eyes adorable
• Cute things get a lot of attention

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Two things I want to know

• Why are only specific animals cute?
• How come baby animals are called the “cutest thing”?

Clowns #5

Things I know

• People have a fear of clowns
• Clowns were never meant to be scary

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Things I want to know

• Why are people afraid of clowns?
• Where did the scary clown idea come from?

How do people get heterochromia? #4

Two things I know

• Heterochromia is when a person has two different colored eyes
• It isn’t a very common thing for a person to have

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Two thing I want to know

• Does it affect the person’s eyesight?
• Does a person in your family have to have heterochromia for you to get it?

Firework Colors #3

Two things I know

1. Different colors are made by different chemical reactions.
2. The chemicals used for the different colors are metal salts and or metal oxides.

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1. Two things I want to know
2. How do you get a licence to use full blown fireworks?
3. How do you make different shapes and sizes of fireworks?

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What are the most common names for pets? #2

Two things I know

1. Bella is the #1 female dog name (I already had hunch)
2. The most common male dog name is Bailey (I’m very shocked)

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Two things I want to know

1. Why are these names so common amongst dogs?
2. How do these websites find this information?

Why is Homework a thing #1

Two things I know

1. Homework was made by a professor in Italy
2. Most students don’t like homework

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Two things I want to know

1.Why did people take off the ban of homework for K-8 in 1901?

2.Why did that professor make homework in the first place?

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2. Think of something that you wonder or are curious about.

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4. Write the topic or question in the title box of the slide

5. Enter two (or more) things that you know (or found out)

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