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    Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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    Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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    Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island
    Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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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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