Singapore means "Lion city".
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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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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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China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.
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Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.
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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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Afghanistan's capital Kabul means "hump backed".
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