China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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Brazil has their own version of Miss America. Miss Bumbum Brazil pageant is an annual competition for the best butt in the country.
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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 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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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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