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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A typical lead pencil can draw a line that is 35 miles long.
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A man earned 4 million airline miles for free without breaking any laws by using his credit card to purchase free-delivery $1 coins from the U.S. mint.
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Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons!
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The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely you are to fall asleep.
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It takes about 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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