Geographical Facts

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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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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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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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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island
    Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.
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    There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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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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