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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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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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    The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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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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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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