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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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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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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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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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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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