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Bike riding is down 31% since 1995.
- National Sporting Goods Assoc & American Sports Data

In the 1960s, 27 hours of children's programming aired weekly, mostly on Saturday morning. Today, there are more than 14 networks aimed at children...yet the most popular show with children, American Idol, isn't on any of them.
- Dennis Cauchon, whitedot.org

Children ages 8-10 spend an average of 6 hours a day watching television, playing video games, and using computers during the school year.
- Kaiser Family Foundation

A study released in 2006 by the California Department of Education found that districts with intensive outdoor classroom experiences did 27% better on math and science tests than districts whose students in traditional classrooms.


Migrating birds may "see" Earth's magnetic field
© Reuters 2007.




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