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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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