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    While pumpkins are typically orange, they can also be green, white, red, gray, and even blue.
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    Salt Mine Hospital
    Salt Mine Hospital
    In Ukraine, there's a thousand-foot-deep salt mine that is used to treat respiratory ailments. Inside, there is substantially less bacteria in the air than in the most sterile room in a hospital.
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    IKEA Boss
    IKEA Boss
    Despite being one of the top 10 richest men in the world, Ingvar Kamprad (founder of IKEA) lives in a small home, eats at IKEA, and uses the bus.
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    Ecosia
    Ecosia
    Ecosia is a search engine that helps to save the environment by donating 80% of its income to planting trees in Brazil.
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    In Japan, watermelons are grown into the shape of a square so they are easier to stack and transport.
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    Between 2007 and 2012, Bill Gates gave away $28 billion; saving 6 million lives.
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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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    Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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