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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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    More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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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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    If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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