One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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