An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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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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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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