Geographical Facts

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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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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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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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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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