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    Israel is one quarter the size of the state of Maine.
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    Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935.
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    Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada has the most bars per capita than anywhere else in the world.
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    The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado!
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    Steepest Street
    Steepest Street
    The world's officially recognised steepest street is Baldwin Street, with a 35% gradient, in Dunedin, New Zealand.
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    Japan's Musical Roads
    Japan's Musical Roads
    Japan has a network of "melody roads" that play music as you drive over them at the correct speed.
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    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    United Arab Emirates Philanthropy
    The United Arab Emirates donated a laptop to every high school student in Joplin, Missouri, after the city had been devastated by a tornado.
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    One percent of Greenland's population lives in a single apartment building!
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