Geographical Facts

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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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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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    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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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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    The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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