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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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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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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To get a song out of your head, try doing something like a puzzle or Sudoku.
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There are over 16,251 full-service restaurants in the vicinity of NYC. You could visit one every day for 40 years and still not have visited them all. This excludes counter service restaurants and cafeterias.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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If you chew gum when you study a subject and then chew the same flavor when you take the test, it will help you remember!
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