In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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