Geographical Facts

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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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    There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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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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    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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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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