Geographical Facts

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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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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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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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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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    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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    In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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