Geographical Facts

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    There are 51 Geographical Facts!

    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    The Eternal Fire
    The Eternal Fire
    A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and is mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel.
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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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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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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