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An
old red telephone kiosk in Huddersfield
was converted into a bar by a hotelier
who promptly dubbed it the smallest public
bar in Britain. |
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According
to some historians, over 40% of all American
presidents have had some Irish ancestry. |
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In
France, in exceptional cases it is possible
to marry a deceased person with the authorisation
of the President of the Republic. |
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Germany
is the country with the highest number
of Nobel Prizes awarded to its citizens;
98. |
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It's
against the law to slam your car door
in Switzerland |
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The
Greek national anthem has 158 verses. |
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Andorra's
internal postage system is free |
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each
italian eats an average of 25 Kilos of
pasta per year |
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Per
capita, Australians read more newspapers
than any other nation |
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New
Zealand was the first country to give women
the vote, in 1893. |
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South
Africa is home to the world's deepest
pub. The pub is located on level 5 of
a mine known as Shaft 14 six kilometres
from Johannesburg's city centre and is
226 metres from the surface. |
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