Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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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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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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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 warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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