Random City Facts

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    The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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    There is a city called "Batman" in Turkey.
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    If NYC were its own country, and the NYPD was its army, it would be the twentieth-best-funded army in the world, just behind Greece and just ahead of North Korea.
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    Derinkuyu Underground City
    Derinkuyu Underground City
    In 1963, a man found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home that lead to a huge underground city that once housed up to 20,000 people, complete with schools, livestock pens, and food stores, dating back over a millennium.
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    Argentina's capital Buenos Aires means "Good air".
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    Singapore means "Lion city".
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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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    China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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