Geographical Facts

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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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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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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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    The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly
    In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.
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    The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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    The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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