In Mexico, artists can pay their taxes using artwork that they create.
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There is a fruit called The Miracle Berry that, when eaten, causes sour foods to taste sweet, and has been used to treat diabetes, among other things.
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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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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Water, electricity, and gas has been free in Turkmenistan since 1991.
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