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The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.

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Pope Francis has a master’s degree in Chemistry.

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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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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.

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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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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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Before making Finding Nemo, the animation gurus at Pixar Studios had to take a graduate class in fish biology and oceanography.

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In Finland, you are given a top hat and a sword when you get a PhD diploma.

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