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How Many Countries Have Abolished the Death Penalty?

106 countries have abolished the death penalty. Notable exceptions include the U.S., Japan and China.

For the release of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' over 9,000 FedEx trucks were used with no other purpose than to deliver the book.

Air pollution in China increases snowfall in Sierra Nevada, California.

The word 'OK' originated in 1839 when a newspaper used it as a funny abbreviation of 'oll korrect.'

The Kingdom of the Little People is a theme park near Kunming, China that features comic performances by people with dwarfism.

Al Capone made US$60 million a year during the Prohibition era from selling alcohol.

20 million 20-year-old trees are cut down in China every year to make chopsticks.

Lauri Allan Törni, later known as Larry Alan Thorne, was a Finnish born American soldier.

Hong Xiuquan, a man thinking he was the younger brother of Jesus, led a rebellion in 1850 to establish his 'Heavenly Kingdom' in China.

Using all the coins from the 1p to the 50p and fitting them together like a jig-saw, the complete shield is revealed.

The first recorded use of Marijuana was in China, over 4700 years ago.

The tallest tree and the largest tree in the world are both in California.

In China, it's illegal to use a wordplay or a pun in advertising or on television.

A cat's brain can store 1,000 times more data than an iPad.

China Overtook The U.S. As The World's Largest Economy in 2014.

There are 52,000 tonnes of minable gold still in the ground worth US$2 trillion.