The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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