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1. The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.

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Date Added: 2011-11-22 08:54:31
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2. An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.

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3. If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere

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4. The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.

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5. The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.

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1. There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.

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Fact Page: There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
Date Added: 2012-04-04 18:52:45
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2. Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

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It has 85 letters. It's the name for a hill, 305 metres (1,000 ft) high, close to Porangahau, New Zealand.

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Date Added: 2012-03-07 02:02:32
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3. The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.

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Date Added: 2012-01-31 12:56:46
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4. The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.

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5. If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere

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Date Added: 2011-11-21 15:00:42
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6. The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.

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Date Added: 2011-10-05 11:07:39
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7. The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.

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Date Added: 2011-09-07 09:45:39
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8. The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.

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Australia, Africa, (North and South) America, Asia, Europe, Antarctica.

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Fact Page: The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
Date Added: 2011-02-24 10:54:40
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9. The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.

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Fact Page: The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
Date Added: 2010-10-27 12:17:00
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10. There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!

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11. The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.

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12. The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.

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13. The state of Florida is bigger than England!

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14. The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!

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15. The longest cave in the world is the 'Mammoth Cave System' in the USA at 560,000 mtrs deep!

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16. The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.

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17. The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!

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18. The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!

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19. The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.

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20. One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.

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21. More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.

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22. Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!

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23. Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).

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24. It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.

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25. Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.

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26. In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.

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27. If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.

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28. Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.

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29. Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.

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30. Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.

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31. Europe is the only continent without a desert.

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32. Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.

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33. Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).

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34. Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.

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35. Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.

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36. Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!

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37. 10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.

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38. The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.

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39. The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.

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40. An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.

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