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    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    Cherry Blossom Diplomacy
    The pink cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. were a gift from Imperial Japan in 1912. They sent more than 3,000 seeds to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
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    The Pacific island of Nauru's economy is almost entirely based on bird droppings.
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    The Zip Code 12345 is assigned to General Electric in Schenectady, New York.
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    In Kentucky, 50% of the people who get married for the first time are teenagers.
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    China's capital Beijing means "Gate".
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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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    American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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    Mexico City is sinking at a rate of 18 inches per year!
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