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    There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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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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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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    More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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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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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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