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In 2019 most Americans surveyed…

In 2019 most Americans surveyed thought that Arabic numerals should not be taught in schools. The post In 2019 most Americans surveyed… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Tim Cordes was a physician with blindness…

Tim Cordes was a physician with blindness. He was the third blind medical student in the U.S in 1998. Despite his impressive resume, the University of Wisconsin’s medical school was the only one to accept him. They accommodated him and his service dog, Vance, went with him to clinicals. The post Tim Cordes was a… Read More »

Dan Grimaldi, who is best known…

Dan Grimaldi, who is best known for playing Patsy Parisi on “The Sopranos”, teaches in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Kingsborough Community College, as he has degrees in mathematics, operations research and data processing. The post Dan Grimaldi, who is best known… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Three german students got sued…

Three german students got sued by their alma mater for 10,000€ because they graduated “too fast”. They completed their bachelors and masters degree within 4 instead of 11 semesters by attending different lectures and sharing notes. Then they founded a ghostwriting agency. The post Three german students got sued… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Dave Thomas (the founder of Wendy’s)…

Dave Thomas (the founder of Wendy’s) was a high-school dropout. He was afraid his success would convince teens to drop out of school, so at age 60, he went back and got his GED. The post Dave Thomas (the founder of Wendy’s)… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman…

Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to be accepted at a medical school in the US, because the students thought her application was a prank from a rival school and voted to let her attend. The post Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source