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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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 Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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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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Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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