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Yuma, Arizona has the most sunny days of any locale in USA. On average,
each year there are 332 sunny days.
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The most popular city to move to in America during the last decade is Pheonix.
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There are over 60 towns in USA where the word turkey appears in the name.
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During the reign of Peter the Great, any Russian nobleman who chose to
wear a beard had to pay a special beard tax.
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Thailand means "land of the free."
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A deadly martial art in Japan exists based solely on a Fan - that of tessenjutsu.
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There is a house in Rockport Massachusetts made of Boston newspapers. Mechanical
Engineer Mr. Elis Stenman built the house as a hobby, from 1922 working
on it
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for 20 years. The house consists of newspaper walls and furniture hand
made over a 20 year period.
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The Library of Congress is the world's largest library with more than 120
million items.
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The ZIP code 12345 is assigned to a company in Schenectady, New York -
General Electric.
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Vernal Bank (Utah) was built from bricks sent through mail. In 1919 builders
realised sending bricks (7 a pack) through the post was cheaper than to
have them
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shipped from Salt Lake City.
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It is estimated there are approximately ten million bricks in the Empire
State Building.
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The country of Prussia no longer exists. After the second world war it
was divided amongst Germany, USSR and Germany.
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The city of Istanbul was formally known as Byzantium and Constantinople
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In 1788, Sydney began as an effective British penal colony, where for 60
years criminals and persecuted individuals from Britain were sent.
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Thailand means "land of the free."
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Afghanistan has been known by different names including Ariana, Bactria
and Khorasan.
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The 16th century Escorial palace of King Phillip II of Spain had 2673 doors.
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Only one of the Seven Wonders of the world still survives - the great Pyramids
of Giza.
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New York City is nicknamed the Big Apple after an early South Carolina
swing dance called The Big Apple.
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In Sweden there is a town called A and in France a town named Y.
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The Greek national anthem has 158 verses.
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In Albania, nodding your head means 'no' and shaking your head means 'yes'
