Gorillas can catch human colds and other illnesses.
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More books are written, published and sold per person per year in Iceland than anywhere else on the planet. One in ten Icelanders will become a published author in their lifetime.
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In Iceland, 100% of domestically produced electricity comes from renewable energy.
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Redlove Era Apple is red all the way to its core.
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The first foreigner to become a samurai was an African slave.
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Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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A Swiss man replaced his car's broken heater with a fully functional wood burning stove.
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