Geography and Space

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.