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    Yucatán Name
    Yucatán Name
    The Mexican state of Yucatán was named so after a misunderstanding when the Spaniards arrived and asked the locals what they called the place. The locals replied "Yucatan" which means "I don’t understand you" in their native tongue.
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    Afghanistan's capital Kabul means "hump backed".
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    Korea's capital Seoul means "Capital".
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    A 2012 study in eastern Germany was unable to find a single person under the age of 28 who believed in God.
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    Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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    The flag of the Philippines is flown with the red stripe up in times of war and blue stripe up in times of peace.
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    Thailand's capital Bangkok means "city of angels".
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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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