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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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    China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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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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    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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    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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    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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    In France, there's a place called Y.
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