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What is the world's most expensive Monopoly set?

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San Francisco jeweler Sidney Mobell created an exclusive $2 million Monopoly set, with solid 23 carat gold houses, chimneys made of rubies and sapphires and dice with 42 full cut diamonds for spots.

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What 70-room East Coast mansion was built as a summer home and is known as a "Gilded Age cottage"?

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Cornelius Vanderbilt's "Breakers" Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, named for the waves crashing along the cliff that separates the property from the ocean.

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What trendy and highly unusual hotel must be totally rebuilt every year?

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Sweden's popular Ice Hotel, which has 60 double rooms, 25 suites and an interior temperature of 20 degrees, starts melting to the ground in May and is rebuilt every winter.

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What country of the world has the highest percentage of private housing?

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Mongolia, where 100% of all properties are owner-occupied.

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Where would you go to visit the largest ancient castle in the world?

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You would travel to Prague, Czech Republic, to see the Prague Castle, built in the 9th century, with a total surface area of 18 acres.