Geographical Facts

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    The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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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 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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    Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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