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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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    The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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    The first guy to win Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (USA) used none of his lifelines until the final question, where he called his dad. During the call, he told his dad he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
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    Giant Lego Replica of Pompeii
    Giant Lego Replica of Pompeii
    A man named Ryan McKnight spent 470 hours building a giant Lego replica of historic Roman town of Pompeii.
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    If you arrange the first letters of the names of the main characters in Inception, you would get DREAMS.
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    Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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    Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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    In Czech Republic, women are entitled to up to 4 years of paid maternity leave, increasing to 7 years if the child is disabled.
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