Geographical Facts

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    The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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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 Eternal Fire
    The Eternal Fire
    A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and is mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel.
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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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    There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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