In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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An artist in Iowa named Patrick Acton built a complete model of Hogwarts out of matchsticks.
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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Hockey player Jarome Iginla donates $2,000 to the children’s charity Kidsport for every goal he scores. Since 2000 it has added up to more than $700,000.
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There's a regenerative candle that creates a new candle as it melts.
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Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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