Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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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 North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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The longest cave in the world is the 'Mammoth Cave System' in the USA at 560,000 mtrs deep!
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The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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