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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The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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