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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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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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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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