Geographical Facts

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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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