Geographical Facts

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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    The Eternal Fire
    The Eternal Fire
    A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and is mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel.
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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