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Comment author: Larks 27 August 2013 06:42:31PM *  0 points [-]

CFA exam: There are many dry facts to be learnt.

Driving Theory Test: What different roadsigns mean and so on.

Sports teams: I don't care about sports but it's handy to be able to understand colleagues' conversations.

Genocides: Because it is sad nobody even remembers most of them.

Latin phrases: A part of my education I missed.

The Lord's Prayer: Because going to hell is a bad idea.

Facts from books I have read: Because otherwise I'd just forget them in a year.

Small exponents: e.g. 6^3.