Geographical Facts

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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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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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    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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    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 Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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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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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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