"Strategic incompetence" is the art of avoiding certain tasks by pretending you don't know how to do them.
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You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
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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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In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
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Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.
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The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!
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Diamonds mined in Brazil are harder than those found in Africa.
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