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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People who laugh more are better able to tolerate pain - both physical and emotional.
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WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes!
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A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
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The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
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The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
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The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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