Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.
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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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In France, there's a place called Y.
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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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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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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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Afghanistan's capital Kabul means "hump backed".
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