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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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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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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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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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