An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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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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One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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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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More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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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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