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    Singapore means "Lion city".
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    Japan's capital Tokyo means "Eastern Capital".
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    In Czech Republic, women are entitled to up to 4 years of paid maternity leave, increasing to 7 years if the child is disabled.
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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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    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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    China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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    Thailand's capital Bangkok means "city of angels".
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    Spain's capital Madrid means "place of abundant water".
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