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    China's Building an Ultra-Modern Car-Free City from Scratch
    China is building an ultra-modern car-free city that'll house 80,000 people in "high-rise core housing". It's entirely walkable and surrounded by green space. It's designed to use less water, create less waste, and generate less carbon dioxide than a normal city.
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    France's capital Paris means "the working people".
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    Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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    School Janitors in Japan
    School Janitors in Japan
    Most Japanese schools don't have dedicated janitors. Instead, children do the daily cleaning, which originated from the Buddhist traditions that associate cleaning with morality.
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    About 10% of U.S. households pay their bills in cash.
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    Switzerland has the highest per-capita consumption of soft drinks in the world.
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    It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States.
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    The Greek National anthem has 158 verses!
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