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    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    The tallest wave in history was the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami, reaching a height of 1,720 feet (524 meters).
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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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 city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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