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    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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    Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935.
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    China is the source of 70% of the worlds pirated goods.
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    China's Building an Ultra-Modern Car-Free City from Scratch
    China is building an ultra-modern car-free city that'll house 80,000 people in "high-rise core housing". It's entirely walkable and surrounded by green space. It's designed to use less water, create less waste, and generate less carbon dioxide than a normal city.
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    There are more than 150 million sheep in Australia, and only some 20 million people.
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    Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has the most bars per capita than anywhere else in the world.
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    In France, by law a bakery has to make all the bread it sells from scratch in order to have the right to be called a bakery.
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    About 10% of U.S. households pay their bills in cash.
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