While you’re seeing how your footprints measure up to Pikachu’s and Snorlax’s, these mats are measuring something else.
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Pokémon Smart Bath Mats are amazingly cute, but there’s more to them than meets the eye【Photos】
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Chinese netizens call for education reform after seeing Japanese test question
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Master Blaster
Oct 14, 2013
The above question allegedly taken from a children’s test in Japan was posted on Chinese social networks recently. It’s a question that not only teaches us the proper way to use a scale but also a little something about the way we educate our youth.
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