Geographical Facts

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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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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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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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    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 Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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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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    A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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