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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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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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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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    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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    Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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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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    It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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