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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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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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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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    Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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