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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There are 170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ways to play the ten opening moves in a game of chess.
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The first household refrigerators cost about $16,000, in today's money!
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The largest hotel suite in the world is located 22 stories under the surface in the Grand Canyon Caverns. One night for two people in this 65 million year old cave is $700.
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The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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The chlorine smell in swimming pools is accentuated by the chemical's reaction with impurities (like poop.)
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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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In 21 U.S. states, WALMART is the single largest employer.
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