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    Most Peaceful Country
    Most Peaceful Country
    Iceland has no army and is also recognized as the world’s most peaceful country.
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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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    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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    Korea's capital Seoul means "Capital".
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    Sociologists have found the worse the economy, the longer the women's skirts are and the better economy, the shorter the skirt.
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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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    In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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    France's capital Paris means "the working people".
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