In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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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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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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