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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More books are written, published and sold per person per year in Iceland than anywhere else on the planet. One in ten Icelanders will become a published author in their lifetime.
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There is a sport called Banzai Skydiving. You throw the parachute out of the airplane first and then jump after it.
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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Crows living in some urban areas drop nuts into traffic to let the passing cars crush them, then they wait for the red lights to stop the traffic so they can grab and eat it.
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In Iceland, 100% of domestically produced electricity comes from renewable energy.
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