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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An artist in Iowa named Patrick Acton built a complete model of Hogwarts out of matchsticks.
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Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
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Scientist Niels Bohr was “given a house next door to the Carlsberg brewing company, and had a pipeline running from the brewery into the house so that he could have a never-ending supply of fresh beer on tap”.
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In Dubai, there’s a fridge magnet that orders a pizza delivered to your door.
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Cuban rescue workers use sniffer rabbits to find people in collapsed buildings.
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