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    Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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    The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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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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    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 Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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