Geographical Facts

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    More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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    Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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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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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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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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    The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly
    In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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