Geographical Facts

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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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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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    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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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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