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Some Florida Schools Try Fake “Brain Snacks” To Boost Scores

Some schools in Florida are looking to boost standardized test scores with special “brain snacks.”

Administrators want kids to think eating the “F-CAT power bar” will guarantee great results on the exams.

The idea is much like “the placebo” effect that allows medical patients to swallow sugar pills as fake treatments to spark healing.

The label on the bar says “warning, improves writing power!”

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