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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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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 are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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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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    If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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