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    American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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    In 2014, a college in upstate New York started offering classes on the sociology of Miley Cyrus.
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    Napping After Learning
    Napping After Learning
    Taking a nap after learning something can help your retention of it.
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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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    Pope Francis has a master’s degree in Chemistry.
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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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    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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    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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