Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.
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In 2006, an Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on eBay. The starting price was $0.01 AUD and managed to reach $3000 before eBay closed the auction.
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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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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France's capital Paris means "the working people".
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