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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 city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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