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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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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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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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    Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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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 Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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