Geographical Facts

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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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    Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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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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    In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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