Geographical Facts

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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    The Eternal Fire
    The Eternal Fire
    A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and is mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel.
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    The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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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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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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    The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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    More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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