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• [Countries fact 1] In 1963, at the height of the Cold War, the US military launched a ring of 480 million needles into orbit around the earth. It was hoped they would more reliably bounce radio signals back to earth in case the Soviets cut through undersea cables. Multiple clumps of these needles are still up there

  Countries, Military, Space, Warsource

• [Countries fact 2] People in the USA can send letters by leaving it in their own house mailbox, and the mailman will pick it up on their delivery route

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• [Countries fact 3] When the US imposed sanctions against Russia’s space program, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin tweeted “After reviewing the sanctions against our space industry, I suggest that the United States deliver their astronauts to the ISS using a trampoline.”

  Countries, Spacesource

• [Countries fact 4] The State of Hawaii has an "Aloha Spirit" law requiring business and government officials to act with kindness, harmoniousness, agreeability, humility, and patience.

  Countries, Peoplesource

• [Countries fact 5] Every Christmas Eve in the Netherlands dutch children honor the graves of Canadian soldiers who died liberating Holten at the end of World War 2.

  Countries, Festivalsource

• [Countries fact 6] The city of Reykjavík, Iceland, uses hot water to maintain the temperature of a section of its downtown pond so that the birds living there always have a corner to swim, even in winter.

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• [Countries fact 7] Over 90,000 Chinese laborers were used by the British Army to dig trenches on the Western Front in WWI.

  Countries, People, Warsource

• [Countries fact 8] According to Icelandic folklore, the monstrous Yule Cat will eat you if you don't receive any clothing for Christmas.

  Countries, Fictionsource

• [Countries fact 9] The Bonnacon is a mythological creature from European folklore that resembled a bull with inward-curving horns and a horse-like mane. Because its horns were useless for self-defense, the bonnacon was said to expel large amounts of caustic feces from its anus at its pursuers, burning them and thereby ensuring its escape.

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• [Countries fact 10] Metro Woman was a short-lived publicity stunt in 2005 intended to gather support for the Washington purple line metro project.

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