Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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