Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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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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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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