From 1901 to 2013, 30.7 percent of us foreign born citizens recieved nobel prizes

From 1901 to 2013, 30.7 percent of us foreign born citizens recieved Nobel prizes reflecting that immigrants make important contributions to the United States.

Immigrations, and the ease and openess of U.S academia to sholars from across the world is one of the  most significant and remarkable reasons that make American higher education truly exceptional.

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.