Geography and Space
Bizarre Fact #241:
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The smallest state in the US has also the longest name. The official name of Rhode Island is Rhode Island and Plantation Provinces. Bizarre Fact #242:
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The Sphinx sits on guard over the Great Pyramids. Bizarre Fact #243:
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The state of Oregon has one city named Sisters and another called Brothers. Sisters got its name from a nearby trio of peaks in the Cascade Mountains known as the Three Sisters. Brothers was named as a counterpart to Sisters. Bizarre Fact #244:
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The state of Oregon has one city named Sisters and another called Brothers. Sisters got its name from a nearby trio of peaks in the Cascade Mountains known as the Three Sisters. Brothers was named as a counterpart to Sisters. Bizarre Fact #245:
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The surface area of the Earth is 197,000,000 square miles. Bizarre Fact #246:
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The three winter months in the southern hemisphere are June, July and August. Bizarre Fact #247:
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The twin towers of New Yorks World Trade Center contain 208 elevators. Elevators rank as the safest form of transportation, boasting only one fatality every 100 million miles traveled. Stairs, in comparison, are five times more dangerous. Bizarre Fact #248:
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The U.S. mint in Denver, Colorado is the only mint that marks its pennies. Bizarre Fact #249:
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The U-S Park Service says the older Old Faithful gets, the more the geyser at Yellowstone National Park slows down. In the 1950s, it erupted every 62 minutes. Lately, it's been erupting every 77 minutes. Some experts say Old Faithful may someday just stop. Bizarre Fact #250:
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The Vicksburg National Cemetery is the second oldest in the country.
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