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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In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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There is a fake village with fake shops and restaurants that is actually a care home for elderly dementia sufferers in the Netherlands.
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Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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