In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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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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The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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