Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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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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Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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