- According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until the 1730's, India was the only source for diamonds in the world.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - An acre of trees can remove about 13 tons of dust and gases every year from the surrounding environment.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Devon, England has about 33,000 miles of hedgerows, more hedgerows than any other country.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Even though the rose does not bear any fruit, the rose hips have more Vitamin C than most vegetables and fruits.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - Finland is also known as "the land of of the thousand lakes," because of the over 188,000 lakes found in this country.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - In 1998, approximately 1.6 billion tree seedlings were planted in the United States. This amounts to about five trees per American.
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Comment On This Amusing Fact - In a year approximately 900 million trees are cut down to make the raw materials needed for American pulp mills and paper.
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