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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It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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