Students at the John Hopkins University collaboratively decided to opt out of their final since the professor set his curve based on the highest score grading it as 100%. They chose to receive a score of zero, making it the highest grade and thereby getting 100%.
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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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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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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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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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According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
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Japanese schools do not have proms.
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