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    Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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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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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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    There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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