The murder rate in the United States is about four times greater than in Japan. In Japan, no private citizen can buy a handgun legally.

Warner Brothers Corset Company created the bra cup sizing system, which is now used universally used by manufacturers.

La Paz, Bolivia is the world's most fireproof city. At 12,000 feet about sea level, the amount of oxygen in the air barely supports a flame.

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