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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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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 water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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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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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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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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