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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Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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The number of text messages sent and received in a given day is greater than the world's population.
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The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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20252 is Smokey the Bear's own zip code.
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Mushrooms are more closely related to humans than they are to plants.
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The best recorded distance for projectile vomiting is 27 feet.
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Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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