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    Singapore has the world’s highest percentage of millionaires, with one out of every six households having at least $1,000,000 US dollars in disposable wealth.
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    Thailand's capital Bangkok means "city of angels".
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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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    Japan's capital Tokyo means "Eastern Capital".
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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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    Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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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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