Geographical Facts

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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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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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    If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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