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    Beer Used to Be Classed as a Soft Drink in Russia
    In 2011, Russia acknowledged beer as an alcoholic beverage. Before then, any drink under 10% volume was considered a soft drink.
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    Roughly 90% of the world's population live in the northern hemisphere.
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    The three wealthiest families in the world have more assets than the combined wealth of the forty-eight poorest nations.
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    The United States consumes 25% of all the world's energy.
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    More People Live in London than Denmark
    There are more people living in London (8.3m) than the whole of Denmark (5.6m).
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    In Tunisia, you can book an overnight stay in Luke Skywalker’s boyhood home for only $10.
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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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    There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones!
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