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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    The tallest wave in history was the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami, reaching a height of 1,720 feet (524 meters).
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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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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    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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    The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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