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"Educational" Trivia
- Attorneys and doctors each have an average of 15,000 words in their vocabulary. Skilled workers without a college education use about 5,000 to 7,000 words.
- Gene Simmons, best known as the "tongue-wagging demon" of the shock-rock group Kiss, holds a B.A. in education and speaks four languages.
- In a National School Lunch Program survey, nearly 70% of American school students say pizza is their favorite entrée... corn their favorite vegetable... and cookies their favorite dessert.
- Public school teachers in New Jersey earn the highest average salary in the nation: $53,300. Lowest? South Dakota with an average $30,300. The national average is $43,300.
- 850,000 students are currently home-schooled. That's 2% of all students ages 5 to 17.
- In ancient Greece, it was believed the aromatic herb rosemary fortified the brain and enhanced memory, so students would wear rosemary sprigs in their hair to enhance performance on their exams. The Latin name "Ros Maris" means "Dew of the Sea," referring to the Mediterranean areas where it grows wild in abundance.
- If someone calls you a "polymath," should you be insulted? No... you should thank them! You're being called a person of great or varied learning!
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