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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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    Yucatán Name
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    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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    Argentina's capital Buenos Aires means "Good air".
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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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    France's capital Paris means "the working people".
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    China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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    Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur means "Muddy River"
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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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