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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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    Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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    A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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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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