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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You can start a fire with ice.
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The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!
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Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
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Sunflowers can be used to clean up radioactive waste.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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