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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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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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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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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The founder of McDonald's has a Bachelor degree in Hamburgerology.
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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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