Twenty Things So Nice, They Named It Twice

No, we didn't stutter, but it does look like we are repeating ourselves a bit in this list of truly useless things. It also appears we're repeating ourselves a bit in this list of truly useless things. Are they calling that double-speak?

1. Absalom, Absalom!
• A novel by the American author William Faulkner, first published in 1936.
2. Baden-Baden
• A town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany, six miles east of the Rhine, the border with France.
3. Couscous
• A traditional North African dish of small steamed granules of rolled semolina, considered a staple food throughout Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Morocco, and Libya cuisines.
4. Duran Duran
• An English pop-rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978. The band is named after "Dr. Durand Durand," Milo O'Shea's character from the science fiction film Barbarella (1968).
5. E. E. Cummings
• An American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright (1894–1962).
6. Fufu
• A pounded meal found in West African cuisine.
7. Gilgil
• A town in Nakuru County, Kenya.
8. Jubjub bird
• A dangerous creature mentioned in Lewis Carroll's nonsense poems Jabberwocky (1871) and The Hunting of the Snark (1876).
9. Knock-knock joke
• An audience-participation joke often ending with a pun.
10. Lavalava
• An article of daily clothing traditionally worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples, consisting of a single rectangular cloth worn similarly to a wraparound skirt or kilt.
11. Matamata
• A town in Waikato, New Zealand, known for thriving farming areas and Thoroughbred horse breeding and training. 
12. Nanu nanu
• A typical Orkan greeting, as seen in the American television series, Mork and Mindy. Its usage may be similar to the Hawaiian word "aloha," which may be used as both a greeting and a farewell.
13. Pago Pago
• The capital of American Samoa. It is in Maoputasi County on Tutuila, which is American Samoa's main island.
14. Rabaraba
• A coastal village in Milne Bay Province on the southeastern coast of Papua New Guinea.
15. Shabu-shabu
• A Japanese hotpot dish of thinly sliced meat and vegetables boiled in water and served with dipping sauces. The term is onomatopoeic, derived from the sound – "swish swish" – emitted when the ingredients are stirred in the cooking pot.
16. The The
• An English post-punk band, active since 1979 with singer-songwriter Matt Johnson as the only constant band member.
17. Wagga Wagga
• A major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.
18. Xai Xai
• A city in the south of Mozambique, formerly named João Belo.
19. Yo-yo
• A toy consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a string looped around the axle, similar to a spool.
20. Zunzuncito
• Also known as the bee hummingbird, it is native to the island of Cuba and is the smallest known bird.