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    Japanese schools do not have proms.
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    Before toilet paper was invented, French royalty wiped their bottoms with fine linen.
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    In 39 of the 50 U.S. states, the travel industry is the largest single employer.
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    One out of every 11 workers in North Carolina depends on tobacco for their livelihood!
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    Yucatán Name
    Yucatán Name
    The Mexican state of Yucatán was named so after a misunderstanding when the Spaniards arrived and asked the locals what they called the place. The locals replied "Yucatan" which means "I don’t understand you" in their native tongue.
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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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    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    The United Arab Emirates donated a laptop to every high school student in Joplin, Missouri, after the city had been devastated by a tornado.
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    There are 10 towns named Hollywood in the United States!
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