The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
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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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Coins usually survive in circulation for about 30 years.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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More than 50% of Americans fall asleep on their sides.
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In Monopoly, the character locked behind the bars is called Jake the Jailbird. Officer Edgar Mallory sent him to jail.
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