In 2014, a college in upstate New York started offering classes on the sociology of Miley Cyrus.
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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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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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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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