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    Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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    Iceland Has the Most Books Published per Person per Year in the World
    In Iceland, more books are published and sold per person every year than anywhere else in the world. Ten percent of Icelanders become a published author in their lifetime.
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    In 2014, a college in upstate New York started offering classes on the sociology of Miley Cyrus.
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    The founder of McDonald's has a Bachelor degree in Hamburgerology.
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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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    Science of Batman
    Science of Batman
    The University of Victoria offers a course in the science of Batman.
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    Bad At Maths? You Could Have Math Anxiety
    People with poor mathematical skills aren't necessarily bad at math because they are 'ungifted'. There is a phenomena called 'Math Anxiety' that makes people perform worse, sometimes leading to math avoidance, which leads to lesser knowledge and consequently more math anxiety.
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    In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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