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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If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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