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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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    Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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    Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island
    Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.
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    The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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    If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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