Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.
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Japan's capital Tokyo means "Eastern Capital".
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The Pirate Bay tried buying their own island in hopes of making their own country with no copyright laws.
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Sociologists have found the worse the economy, the longer the women's skirts are and the better economy, the shorter the skirt.
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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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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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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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