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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The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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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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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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