Japanese schools do not have proms.
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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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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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Pope Francis has a master’s degree in Chemistry.
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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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Eminem repeated the 9th grade three times.
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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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