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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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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 state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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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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    If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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    In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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