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1. Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.

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Canada has more fresh water lakes, also more forests than any other country in the world.

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Date Added: 2010-10-27 12:21:31
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2. China is the source of 70% of the worlds pirated goods.

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Date Added: 2011-11-21 10:52:40
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3. The University of Alaska stretches over 4 time zones.

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Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
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4. There are more than 150 million sheep in Australia, and only some 20 million people.

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Date Added: 2011-09-02 08:56:35
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5. In France, there's a place called Y.

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2. More than 30 African nations have more cell phones than land lines.

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Date Added: 2011-10-03 10:30:09
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3. Japanese schools do not have proms.

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Date Added: 2011-10-03 10:10:16
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4. In Bangladesh, $5 will buy a beer or a first-class train ticket for a cross-country trip.

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Date Added: 2011-09-29 15:16:14
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5. There are more than 150 million sheep in Australia, and only some 20 million people.

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Date Added: 2011-09-02 08:56:35
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6. Singapore means "Lion city".

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Date Added: 2011-07-28 11:51:38
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7. Argentina's capital Buenos Aires means "Good air".

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Date Added: 2011-07-28 11:51:11
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8. Afghanistan's capital Kabul means "hump backed".

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Date Added: 2011-07-28 11:50:47
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9. Thailand's capital Bangkok means "city of angels".

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Date Added: 2011-07-28 11:50:26
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10. Spain's capital Madrid means "place of abundant water".

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Date Added: 2011-07-28 11:49:56
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11. France's capital Paris means "the working people".

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Date Added: 2011-07-28 11:49:16
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12. Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur means "Muddy River"

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Date Added: 2011-07-28 11:48:44
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13. Korea's capital Seoul means "Capital".

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14. China's capital Beijing means "Gate".

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Date Added: 2011-07-28 11:47:43
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15. Japan's capital Tokyo means "Eastern Capital".

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Date Added: 2011-07-28 11:38:59
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16. In France, there's a place called Y.

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Date Added: 2011-04-21 14:22:48
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17. In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there are 106 billionaires.

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Fact Page: In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there are 106 billionaires.
Date Added: 2011-04-04 08:09:32
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18. 90% of North Korea's outside phone lines have been shut down since April 2005.

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Date Added: 2011-04-02 09:25:57
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19. Niger (Africa) has the world's highest fertility rate - 7.1 children per mother.

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Date Added: 2011-04-02 08:48:38
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20. Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.

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Date Added: 2010-10-27 12:21:31
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21. Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!

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Date Added: 2010-10-13 08:40:17
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22. 203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.

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Date Added: 2010-09-13 16:17:47
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23. In 2005, the US government spent on average over $20,000 for each household.

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Date Added: 2010-09-08 09:53:09
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24. Saint Augustine, Florida, is the oldest European settlement in North America.

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Date Added: 2010-09-07 13:35:41
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25. Singapore has only one train station.

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Date Added: 2010-09-07 10:26:43
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26. Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income.

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Date Added: 2010-06-30 12:01:14
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27. Suicide is the leading cause of death among South Koreans in their 20s and 30s.

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Date Added: 2010-06-30 08:55:38
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28. The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.

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Date Added: 2010-06-23 12:58:19
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29. Iceland has the most Internet users per capita of any country in the world with over 86 percent of people using the Web, compared with only 69 percent of Americans.

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Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
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30. Somalia, a north-African country, boasts the highest percentage growth of Internet users in the world going from a mere 200 in 2000 to 90,000 in 2007

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31. Wyoming was the first state to allow women to vote.

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Date Added: 2009-04-30 09:51:08
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32. Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!

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33. Washington, D.C. has one lawyer for every 19 residents!

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34. Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin. Today it's known as Tennessee!

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35. Three Mile Island is only 2 1/2 miles long.

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36. There is a town called Paradise and a town called Hell in Michigan!

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37. There is a city called Rome on every continent.

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38. There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones!

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39. There are more female than male millionaires in the United States.

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40. There are 10 towns named Hollywood in the United States.

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