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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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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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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Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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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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