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    In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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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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    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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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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