The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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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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Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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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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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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