Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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In Iceland, 100% of domestically produced electricity comes from renewable energy.
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In 2013, the Netherlands scheduled 19 prisons to be closed due to a lack of criminals.
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There is a growing sport in Berlin and London called Chess Boxing. Players alternate between a round of chess and a round of boxing until one is declared winner either by checkmate, KO, or technical stoppage.
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Self-made millionaire Harris Rosen adopted a Florida neighborhood called Tangelo Park, cut the crime rate in half, and increased the high school graduation rate from 25% to 100% by giving everyone free daycare and all high school graduates scholarships.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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Mathway.com solves all kinds of math homework problems with step by step explanations.
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