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Why Finland's schools outperform most others across the developed world | 7.30
Published 4 years ago in Documentary. Submitted by thundersnow
Finland has an economy and a population about the fifth the size of Australia's. But its schools consistently outperform ours and most others across the developed world.
Children in Finland don't begin school until the age of seven and they're only in classrooms half the time of…
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Why Hollywood script writers are striking
Published 16 years ago in Documentary
This video explains why script writers of many Hollywood TV shows are on strike. More information here.
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Why knights fought snails in medieval art
Published 6 years ago in Documentary. Submitted by sux2bu
Look in the margins of medieval books and you'll find an unusual theme: knights vs. snails.
Medieval snails and knights — who knew? It turns out that medieval illuminated manuscripts featured a lot of bizarre imagery in the margins, but this pocket of art history might be…
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