The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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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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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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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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A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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