Geographical Facts

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    The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly
    In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.
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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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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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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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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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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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