Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money. The rest exists only on computers.
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The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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Babies who wear disposable diapers are five times more likely to develop diaper rash than those that wear cotton diapers.
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Water is actually naturally blue.
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Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light, dark brown the least sensitive.
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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