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    Funeral Poets of Amsterdam
    If you die in Amsterdam with no next of kin and no-one to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.
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    Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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    Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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    Linen can absorb up to 20 times its weight in moisture before it feels damp!
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    Music and Productivity
    Music and Productivity
    Listening to music while working helps to create a positive mood, and helps you to become more productive.
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    The yin-yang pattern's earliest use is in Rome - not China!
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    Mincome
    Mincome
    An experimental program in Canada in the 1970s gave everyone a minimum income just for being a citizen.
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    A pipe 2 feet in diameter will allow four times more fluid to pass through it than a pipe 1 foot in diameter.
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