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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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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 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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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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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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    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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