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    About 1 in 30 people in the U.S. are in jail, on probation, or on parole.
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    Tasmania is said to have the cleanest air in the world.
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    North Korea holds elections every 5 years - and there's only 1 name on the ballot.
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    Wife-Carrying Championship in Finland Gives Winners Wife's Weight in Beer
    There's a wife-carrying championship that takes place in Finland every year where the winner receives his wife's weight in beer.
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    There are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.
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    Mackinac Island, Michigan, has banned cars since 1898!
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    Smartphone Sidewalk
    Smartphone Sidewalk
    The Chinese city of Chongqing has the world's first dedicated pavement for mobile phone users.
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    In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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