Geographical Facts

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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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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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    A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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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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    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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    The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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