One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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