In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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There's a café in France which charges €7 for a coffee to rude customers and €1.40 to people who talk politely to staff.
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Mathway.com solves all kinds of math homework problems with step by step explanations.
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Christmas Island has bridges for crabs to stop them getting run over during the mass migration.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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Keanu Reeves gave $75 million of his matrix sequels paycheck to the film’s SFX team and bought the entire stunt crew Harley Davidson motorcycles.
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