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    Doctoral Sword
    Doctoral Sword
    In Finland, you are given a top hat and a sword when you get a PhD diploma.
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    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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    Japanese schools do not have proms.
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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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    2.8 Million One Pennies
    2.8 Million One Pennies
    In 1987, an 18-year-old freshman named Mike Hayes funded his education by asking 2.8 million people for one penny.
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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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