Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.

There are some hospitals in Shanghai that have issued a rule that a nurse must wear lipstick while on duty.

When Sony introduced the walkman, it had a variety of different names in different countries. It was called "Soundabout" in the U.S., "Stowaway" in the U.K., and "Freestyle" in Australia.

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