Random Country Facts

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    Korea's capital Seoul means "Capital".
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    Thailand's capital Bangkok means "city of angels".
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    If NYC were its own country, and the NYPD was its army, it would be the twentieth-best-funded army in the world, just behind Greece and just ahead of North Korea.
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    Afghanistan's capital Kabul means "hump backed".
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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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    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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    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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