Interesting anecdote. I'm a European-American; members of my family and I have all seen scorpions in Spain, Italy, and especially Greece - all you need to do is stroll through a village at night. As for the US, I've never seen one outside a terrarium.
Anecdotal, but I grew up in the US and I learned this in middle school as a gifted student. Others have mentioned it depends on the state/curriculum. I imagine in other countries they also divide their students between standard/honors/gifted-type tiers; they certainly do in the Netherlands, which is where I did my graduate studies.
It wouldn't work (I should have added /s); it would introduce new problems, not to mention the issue of radiation poisoning.
Sharpies, though, solve all problems.
Not really, especially if he was headed to/from DC. Some of the worst drivers in the nation regularly frequent 495.
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