Geographical Facts

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    The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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    The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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    The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly
    In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.
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