As of 2010, the longest suspension bridge in the world is the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Kobe, Japan. Opened in 1998, it spans an amazing 1991 metres (6529 feet).

Due to eating habits in the USA, one in three children born in the year 2000 have a chance of getting type II diabetes.

There is a muppet named Kami that appears on the South African version of the T.V. show "Sesame Street" that is HIV-positive.

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