Geographical Facts

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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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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    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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    The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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