Geographical Facts

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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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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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    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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    It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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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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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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