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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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    The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly
    In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.
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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 Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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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