Geographical Facts

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    There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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    The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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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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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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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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