North Korea uses a fax machine to send threats to South Korea.
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On October 28, 2013, wind power provided 100% of Denmark's power. At 2:00am, it was producing 122% of the country's energy needs.
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In Tunisia, you can book an overnight stay in Luke Skywalker’s boyhood home for only $10.
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A 2012 study in eastern Germany was unable to find a single person under the age of 28 who believed in God.
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According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
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There is a town in Norway called Hell, and it freezes over almost every winter.
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More books are written, published and sold per person per year in Iceland than anywhere else on the planet. One in ten Icelanders will become a published author in their lifetime.
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In Iceland, 100% of domestically produced electricity comes from renewable energy.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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Roughly 90% of the world's population live in the northern hemisphere.
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The flag of the Philippines is flown with the red stripe up in times of war and blue stripe up in times of peace.
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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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Singapore has the world’s highest percentage of millionaires, with one out of every six households having at least $1,000,000 US dollars in disposable wealth.
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Seven U.S. states are named after sovereigns - four kings and three queens.
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There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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Japan has the most vending machines in the world (5.52 million) which is more than the population of New Zealand.
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In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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