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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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    There's a swing on the edge of a cliff in Ecuador. It has no safety measures and is called the 'Swing at the End of the World'.
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    China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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    More than 400,000 U.S. houses still lack indoor plumbing.
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    The state of Wyoming is named after a valley in Pennsylvania.
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    The Greek National anthem has 158 verses!
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    Sir Nils Olav
    Sir Nils Olav
    Norway has a king penguin as Colonel-in-Chief of their royal guard.
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    Israel is one quarter the size of the state of Maine.
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