Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.
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In France, there's a place called Y.
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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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More books are written, published and sold per person per year in Iceland than anywhere else on the planet. One in ten Icelanders will become a published author in their lifetime.
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Afghanistan's capital Kabul means "hump backed".
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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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France's capital Paris means "the working people".
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