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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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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Singapore means "Lion city".
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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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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Korea's capital Seoul means "Capital".
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In France, there's a place called Y.
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