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China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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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 the U.S., for every dollar you spend on gasoline 27 cents of it is in taxes.
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There is a county in California called Yolo.
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
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Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.
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In 1964, in Holland's embassy in Moscow, two Siamese cats kept meowing and clawing at the walls of the building. Their owners finally investigated, thinking they would find mice. Instead, they discovered microphones hidden by Russian spies.
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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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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 Iceland, 100% of domestically produced electricity comes from renewable energy.
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More than 400,000 U.S. houses still lack indoor plumbing.
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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 the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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There is a city in New Mexico called Truth or Consequences.
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In Japan, it is tradition for husbands to get a monthly allowance from their wives.
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