Geographical Facts

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    The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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    If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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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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    The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
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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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