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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly
    In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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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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    More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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