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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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    Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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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 Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    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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    The longest cave in the world is the 'Mammoth Cave System' in the USA at 560,000 mtrs deep!
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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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