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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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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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    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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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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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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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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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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