Geographical Facts

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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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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 Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly
    In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.
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