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 North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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