The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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