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On the top floors of the tallest sky scrapers in Dubai, people have to wait 2 extra minutes before breaking their fast during Ramadan because the sun is visible for longer
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Dubai doesn't have any street addresses or zip codes. This means that the post office doesn't deliver anything. Rather, people just have boxes at the post office that they have to come and check.
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One quarter of the fully operational construction cranes on this planet are found in Dubai (30,000 of them)
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Abu Dhabi owns most of the Chrysler Building in Manhattan
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Although the UAE's environmental footprint ranks 3rd in the world (it is almost entirely powered by gas), it has been an active proponent of capping emissions (Kyoto Protocol) and solar power
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Because of a growth boom in 2009, much of Dubai was not connected to the city's sewer system yet. Excrement and waste had to be hauled away in trucks
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There are no rivers in the entire country!
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The Palm Islands in Dubai are some of the world's largest man made islands
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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Dubai Mall is the largest mall in the world in terms of total area
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There is an indoor ski resort in Dubai
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Ref:http://list25.com/25-reasons-that-the-united-arab-emirates-is-way-over-the-top/5/
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