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1. Investing one dollar in adult illiteracy programs yields a return of $7.14 for society, either through reduced expenses or increased revenues.
2. Approximately two-thirds of students who lack proficiency in reading by the end of 4th grade are at a higher risk of ending up on welfare or in jail.
3. About two-thirds of the world’s lowest literate adults are women, highlighting gender disparities in literacy rates.
4. More than 70% of inmates in America have reading skills below a 4th-grade level, underscoring the relationship between low literacy and incarceration.
5. The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, was introduced in the 1440s by King Sejong to enhance literacy. By creating a phonetic writing system, Sejong made reading and writing accessible to Koreans of all social classes, challenging the privileged status of Chinese characters.
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6. South Korea experienced significant growth in literacy, increasing from a 22% literacy rate in 1945 to an 87% literacy rate in 1970.
7. In 1961, Fidel Castro closed Cuban schools for a year and formed a “literacy army” of teachers to eradicate illiteracy. By the end of that year, 707,212 previously illiterate people had acquired the ability to read.
8. Fidel Castro and Che Guevara’s efforts raised Cuba’s national literacy rate from approximately 60-76% to 96% within a year.
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9. While calculus is commonly taught at the college level, mathematicians have shown that it can be effectively taught to children as young as 5 years old, suggesting that it should be incorporated into education for all individuals in society, not just those pursuing higher education.
10. The top five best-selling books of all time are reported to be: 1) the Bible, 2) the Qur’an, 3) Xinhua Dictionary (Chinese Dictionary), 4) The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, and 5) The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith.
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11. In most Japanese schools, janitors or custodians are not employed. The Japanese education system believes that having students clean the school themselves fosters respect, responsibility, and emphasizes equality.
12. Myanmar reduced its official literacy rate from 79% to 19% in 1987 in order to qualify for least developed country status and receive UN debt relief.
13. George Lucas, the creative genius behind Star Wars, once proclaimed that he would dedicate the majority of his wealth to improving education. True to his word, two years later, he sold Lucasfilm Ltd. to Disney for a whopping 4.05 billion dollars and donated the proceeds to an education-focused charity. May the force of education be with you, George!
14. If a child laborer for Apple or its suppliers is discovered, their education is paid for, along with wages, while they study. Additionally, they are guaranteed a job upon completing their education.
15. The Illuminati was indeed a secret society with goals centered around opposing superstition, prejudice, religious influence in public life, and abuses of state power. They also aimed to support women’s education and gender equality.
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16. The first female Athenian doctor had to disguise herself as a man in order to pursue her education and practice medicine, As being a female doctor was considered a capital crime. However, when she gained popularity among female patients in her male guise, she was accused by other doctors of seducing her patients.
17. The TLC network, known for shows like Honey Boo Boo, The Duggars, and Sarah Palin’s Alaska, was initially created by NASA and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide educational content through television.
18. Mongolian armies, faced with widespread illiteracy, used a common melody to sing messages and commands in order to ensure proper memorization.
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19. The Soviet Union closed down numerous churches and transformed them into Museums of Atheism, dedicated to scientific education and anti-religious exhibitions.
20. Judit Polgár, regarded as the strongest female chess player of all time, was part of an educational experiment conducted by her father, László Polgár. The experiment aimed to demonstrate that children could achieve exceptional accomplishments if trained in a specialized subject from an early age.
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21. Chess has the power to transform communities. In Marottichal, India, one man taught everyone how to play chess 50 years ago, and it has since become a way to combat excessive alcohol use and gambling. The village is now known as the ‘Chess Village’ due to its nearly 100% chess literacy. Checkmate, alcohol!
22. Approximately 115 million primary school-aged children worldwide are not enrolled in school, highlighting the significant global education gap.
23. In Islamic Law, a literate Prisoner of War can get his/her freedom by teaching ten Muslims how to read and write.
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24. Black students in the United States are expelled from schools at three times the rate of white students, pointing to racial disparities in school discipline.
25. A school in Poland is named after an Indian Maharaja to honor his provision of shelter and free-education to hundreds of Polish women and children who had to flee Poland during World War II.
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