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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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    The average person eats almost 1500 pounds of food a year.
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    Research has found that you're more likely to have a creative epiphany when you're doing something monotonous, like fishing, exercising, or showering.
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    In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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    Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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    The glue on Israeli stamps is certified kosher.
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    In 1976, an underachieving Princeton junior undergraduate wrote a term paper detailing how to make a nuclear bomb. He got an "A", but never got his paper back because it was seized by the FBI.
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    It's impossible to kill yourself by holding your breath.
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