The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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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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