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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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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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    The Eternal Fire
    The Eternal Fire
    A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and is mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel.
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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