Geographical Facts

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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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    Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island
    Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.
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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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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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