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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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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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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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    More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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    The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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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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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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