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    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    The tallest wave in history was the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami, reaching a height of 1,720 feet (524 meters).
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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    There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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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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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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