http://www.dumbfacts.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:42:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/chartered-on-january-27-1785-the-university-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/chartered-on-january-27-1785-the-university-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator Chartered on January 27, 1785, the University of Georgia is the oldest state-chartered University in the United States. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/chartered-on-january-27-1785-the-university-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/gene-simmons-of-the-shockrock-group-kiss-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/gene-simmons-of-the-shockrock-group-kiss-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator Gene Simmons, of the shock-rock group Kiss, earned a B.A. in education and speaks four languages. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/gene-simmons-of-the-shockrock-group-kiss-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-new-york-board-of-education-barred-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-new-york-board-of-education-barred-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator The New York Board of Education barred the whipping of children in its schools on March 4, 1908. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-new-york-board-of-education-barred-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/during-the-stalin-era-education-in-russia-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/during-the-stalin-era-education-in-russia-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:09 +0000 Administrator During the Stalin era, education in Russia was stressed. As a result, a majority of Russian women and men are very intelligent and hold degrees. In fact, Russia’s literacy rate is about 98 percent. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/during-the-stalin-era-education-in-russia-/feed/ 0