In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
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In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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Japanese schools do not have proms.
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According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
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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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Pope Francis has a master’s degree in Chemistry.
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