Geographical Facts

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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    The Eternal Fire
    The Eternal Fire
    A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and is mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel.
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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    Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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