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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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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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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 water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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    Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island
    Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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