Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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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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Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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