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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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    Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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    In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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    The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly
    In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.
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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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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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