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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Mentally doing a task makes you better at it. Your mind can barely tell the difference.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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Studies show that the colder the room you sleep in, the more likely you are to have a bad dream.
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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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The best time for a person to buy shoes is in the afternoon. This is because the foot tends to swell a bit around this time.
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The best recorded distance for projectile vomiting is 27 feet.
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You can immediately cool down a car that has been sitting under the sun by rolling down the window on one side and opening-closing the door on the other side 5-6 times.
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