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If you were to take a taxicab from New York City to Los Angeles, it would cost you $8,325.
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The first McDonald's restaurant in Canada was in Richmond, British Columbia.
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There are more donut shops in Canada per capita than any other country.
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In Quebec, there is an old law that states margarine must be a different color than butter.
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The largest taxi fleet in the world is found in Mexico City. The city boasts a fleet of over 60,000 taxis.
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More than 90% of the Nicaraguan people are Roman Catholic.
Red Solo cups are a common souvenir to bring back from the United States. The novelty comes from the cups being used in many party scenes in movies.
In 1994, the company that had a patent on GIFs tried to charge a fee for using GIFS. The PNG was invented as an alternative, and the company backed down.
China is spending $3 billion dollars to build panda-shaped solar farms in order to get more young people interested in renewable energy.
Videogames have been found to be more effective at battling depression than therapy.
Bi-weekly has two different definitions: Twice a week or once every two weeks.
Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, which drew more visitors to see the empty space than the actual painting.
There is an insurance policy issued against alien abduction. Around 50,000 policies have been sold, mainly to residents of the U.S. and England.
In 2005, Connecticut was accidentally issued an Emergency Alert to evacuate the entire state. Only about 1% of the people actually tried to leave.
An 18-year-old with dwarfism played the 8-year-old Grinch in The Grinch (2000). He passed away two years after the film was released.
Webster’s Dictionary accidentally had a word that didn’t exist in it for five years – “Dord.”
Amber-colored rear turn signals are statistically proven to reduce collisions by about 28%.
Roselle, a guide dog, led her blind owner down 78 flights of stairs during 9/11. The descent took about an hour, and they both safely made it out.
It is thought by Russians that eating ice cream will keep you warm.
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Cuba is the only island in the Caribbean to have a railroad.
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Jamaica has the most churches per square mile than any other country in the world.