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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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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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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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    The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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