Singapore means "Lion city".
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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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Spain's capital Madrid means "place of abundant water".
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Japan's capital Tokyo means "Eastern Capital".
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The Pirate Bay tried buying their own island in hopes of making their own country with no copyright laws.
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The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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