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    Reno, Nevada is actually west of Los Angeles, California.
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    In 39 of the 50 U.S. states, the travel industry is the largest single employer.
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    In the U.S., for every dollar you spend on gasoline 27 cents of it is in taxes.
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    Sweden is so good at recycling, it has run out of garbage and now must import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs.
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    There are 10 towns named Hollywood in the United States!
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    School Janitors in Japan
    School Janitors in Japan
    Most Japanese schools don't have dedicated janitors. Instead, children do the daily cleaning, which originated from the Buddhist traditions that associate cleaning with morality.
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    One out of every 11 workers in North Carolina depends on tobacco for their livelihood!
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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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