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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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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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    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    The tallest wave in history was the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami, reaching a height of 1,720 feet (524 meters).
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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