In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
7
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.
30
The founder of McDonald's has a Bachelor degree in Hamburgerology.
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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.
7
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.
15
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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