Geographical Facts

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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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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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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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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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