Geography and Space-Page 3

Bizarre Fact #101:
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There are over 2,000 different species of cactuses.

Bizarre Fact #102:
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There are over one hundred billion galaxies with each galaxy having billions of stars.

Bizarre Fact #103:
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There are over three trillion craters on the moon, with some being having a diameter over three feet.

Bizarre Fact #104:
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There have been 191 coops in Bolivia since it became a sovereign country in 1825.

Bizarre Fact #105:
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There is a place called Hell, Michigan. It is about 50 miles from Detroit, Michigan.

Bizarre Fact #106:
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There is an area located off the south-eastern Atlantic coast of the United States called the "Bermuda Triangle." It is known for a high rate of unexplained losses of ships, small boats, and aircraft, which has led some people to believe that this triangle has supernatural powers.

Bizarre Fact #107:
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There was once a country called Prussia. After World War II, it was divided among Poland, Germany, and the USSR.

Bizarre Fact #108:
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Thirty to 40 gallons of sugar maple sap must be boiled down to make just one gallon of maple syrup.

Bizarre Fact #109:
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Tropical rainforests cover about 7% of the Earth and receive over 80 inches of rain every year.

Bizarre Fact #110:
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Twelve men have landed on and explored the moon.

Bizarre Fact #111:
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Uranus has 27 moons.

Bizarre Fact #112:
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When explorers first arrived in Venezuela, they were reminded of Venice. They named the country "Little Venice", which translated into Spanish is Venezuela.

Bizarre Fact #113:
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When the volcano Krakatoa off the Java islands exploded in 1883, it was so loud that it woke some people up in South Australia.

Bizarre Fact #114:
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You can send a postcard from Hell. There is a small town located in the Cayman Islands called "Hell." They even have a post office.

Bizarre Fact #115:
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According to experts, large caves tend to "breathe"; they inhale and exhale great quantities of air when the barometric pressure on the surface changes, and air rushes in or out seeking equilibrium.

Bizarre Fact #116:
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According to NASA, the U.S. has the world's most violent weather. In a typical year, the U.S. can expect some 10,000 violent thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, 1,000 tornadoes and several hurricanes.

Bizarre Fact #117:
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Adolf Hitler had planned to change the name of Berlin to Germania.

Bizarre Fact #118:
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Alaska is the only state without a state motto.

Bizarre Fact #119:
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Alcorn State University in Lorman is the oldest black land grant college in the world.

Bizarre Fact #120:
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Although people in the majority of countries of the world drive on the right side of roads, there are some fifty nations in which people drive on the left. These include England and many former English colonies such as Australia and New Zealand—but not the U.S. or Canada. There are several non-English countries where people also drive on the left including Japan.

Bizarre Fact #121:
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Antarctica is the only continent that does not have land areas below sea level.

Bizarre Fact #122:
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Arguably the largest state in the world, Western Australia covers one-third of the Australian continent. It spans over 2.5 million square kilometers (1 million square miles).

Bizarre Fact #123:
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At 840,000 square miles, Greenland is the largest island in the world. It is 3 times the size of Texas. By comparison Iceland is only 39,800 square miles.

Bizarre Fact #124:
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Australia is the richest source of mineral sands in the world.

Bizarre Fact #125:
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Australia is the richest source of mineral sands in the world.

Bizarre Fact #126:
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Australia's new parliament house in the nation's capital Canberra is one of the largest buildings in the southern hemisphere. The building covers nearly 15 per cent of a 32 hectare site and boasts 4500 rooms. Its floor space is approximately 250,000 square meters.

Bizarre Fact #127:
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Belzoni is the Catfish Capital of the world.

Bizarre Fact #128:
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Bore-hole seismometry indicates that the land in Oklahoma moves up and down 25cm throughout the day, corresponding with the tides. Earth tides are generally about one-third the size of ocean tides.

Bizarre Fact #129:
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Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.

Bizarre Fact #130:
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Cartoonist Rick London (London's Times) is from Lumberton.

Bizarre Fact #131:
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China's largest city is Shanghai.

Bizarre Fact #132:
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Coca Cola was founded by Joseph A. Biedenharn in Vicksburg.

Bizarre Fact #133:
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Despite a population of over a billion, China has only about 200 family names.

Bizarre Fact #134:
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Devon is the only county in Great Britain to have two coasts.

Bizarre Fact #135:
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Dominica, Mexico, Zambia, Kiribati, Fiji and Egypt all have birds on their flags.

Bizarre Fact #136:
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Ellis Island opened to begin the processing of what would amount to more than 20 million immigrants to the United States in 1892. The immigration center was also used as a deportation station, and later, a Coast Guard Station, and then, a national park. Ellis Island is now a museum.

Bizarre Fact #137:
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England is smaller than New England.

Bizarre Fact #138:
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Female aristocrats on the island of Portugese Timor in Malaya, indicate their status by notching their ears.

Bizarre Fact #139:
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Football great Walter Peyton was from Columbia.

Bizarre Fact #140:
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Forty six percent of the world's water is in the Pacific Ocean. The Atlantic has 23.9 percent; the Indian, 20.3; the Arctic, 3.7 percent.

Bizarre Fact #141:
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Forty six percent of the world's water is in the Pacific Ocean. The Atlantic has 23.9 percent; the Indian, 20.3; the Arctic, 3.7 percent.

Bizarre Fact #142:
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French speaking residents of Belgium are called Walloons.

Bizarre Fact #143:
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Given their sheer volume, ninety-nine percent of the living space on the planet is found in the oceans. The average depth of the oceans is 2.5 miles (4 km). The deepest point lies in the Mariana Trench, 6.8 miles (10.9 km) down. By way of comparison, Mount Everest is only 5.5 miles (8.8 km) high.

Bizarre Fact #144:
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Guam has seven public elementary schools.

Bizarre Fact #145:
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Honolulu boasts the only royal palace in the U.S.

Bizarre Fact #146:
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If global warming forecasts are true, the island country of Tuvalu might cease to exist within 100 years.

Bizarre Fact #147:
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If you could cut out the United States, its center of gravity would be at Friend, Nebraska.

Bizarre Fact #148:
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In 1825 Upper Peru became Bolivia.

Bizarre Fact #149:
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In ancient Japan public contests were held to see who in a town could break wind loudest and longest. Winners were awarded many prizes and received great acclaim.

Bizarre Fact #150:
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In Brazil, Christmas is celebrated with fireworks.