Geographical Facts

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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    The longest cave in the world is the 'Mammoth Cave System' in the USA at 560,000 mtrs deep!
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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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 North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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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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