The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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