Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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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 Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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