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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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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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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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    The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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