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Women are paid less than men for the same work in every U.S. State.

In 2008 a lock of Jane Austen’s hair was sold at auction for £5,640.

In Japanese, two different sets of characters spell out the word danshoku meaning either warm colour, or male homosexual sex.

The biblical book of Esther contains neither the word God, Lord, Jesus, nor Jehovah.

Many of the indigenous people living close to the banks of the Zambezi river (the fourth longest river in Africa which has its source in former Zambia and flows through Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique) carry dogs in their canoe in case of a crocodile attack.

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Duke William IX of Aquitaine fantasized about establishing a convent of prostitutes.

Miniature of William IX of Aquitaine from a 13th-century chansonnier.

Many of the indigenous people living close to the banks of the Zambezi river (the fourth longest river in Africa which has its source in Zambia and flows through Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique) carry dogs in their canoe in case of a crocodile attack.

Romans brought heated bathrooms, glass windows, swimming pools, temples, aqueducts, proper writing, chariot races, kid’s dolls and good wine to Britain.

Saudi Arabia applies strict rules of gender segregation, banning women from driving and requiring them to have permission from a male guardian before travelling or receiving medical care.

The Japanese language has three different characters pronounced kami, this homophone can mean ‘God’, ‘hair’, as well as ‘paper’. The phrase kami sama is another way of saying ‘God’, whereas the phrase kami san means ‘person running through store’.

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