The Pirate Bay tried buying their own island in hopes of making their own country with no copyright laws.
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Argentina's capital Buenos Aires means "Good air".
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France's capital Paris means "the working people".
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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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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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In France, there's a place called Y.
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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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