The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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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 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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In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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