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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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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 North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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