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Lessons March 2026 Week 1

Dubai Police set the record for the heaviest boat pulled by a team of swimmers.

100 swimmers pulled a boat weighing 355 tons over a distance of 200 meters.

Two days earlier, female Dubai police officers set a record for pulling the heaviest plane.

77 policewomen pulled a 168.8-ton Boeing 777 a distance of 100 meters.

Both record attempts were part of the Dubai Fitness Challenge in Festival City, Dubai.

February 27 is No Brainer Day.

The phrase “no brainer” means “something that requires little or no thought.”

This day was created to remind people that most problems have easy solutions.

On this day we should not over-think things and relax and take it easy.

Our brain can remember images that were flashed before us for as little as 13 milliseconds.

“Up in arms” means “very angry.”

The people were up in arms because of the new tax hike.

“Ups and downs” means “good things and bad things.”

We all have many ups and downs in our lives.