- There are over one hundred billion galaxies with each galaxy having billions of stars.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - 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.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - India used to be the richest country in the world until the British invasion in the early 17th Century.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - There was once a country called Prussia. After World War II, it was divided among Poland, Germany, and the USSR.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - Davao City, located at the Southern state of Philippines, is the largest city in the world in terms of area.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - The largest coral reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef located in Australia. The reef is approximately 2023 kilometers long.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - Despite being over 27 times smaller, Norway's total coastline is longer than the USA's.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - In the world, the Netherlands has the highest concentration of museums in the world. Just in Amsterdam alone there are 42 museums.
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(Added: Sat May 31 2008 By Gauher) - The only married couple to fly together in space were Jan Davis and Mark Lee, who flew aboard the Endeavor space shuttle from Sept 12-20, 1992.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - 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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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest waterfall, at 979 meters. This waterfall is sixteen times the height of Niagara Falls.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - In the Sahara Desert, there is a town named Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - Indonesia consists only of islands - 13,667 altogether.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - Pakistan has the world's largest canal based irrigation system.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - Seven asteroids were especially named for the Challenger astronauts who were killed in the 1986 failed launch of the space shuttle.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - St. Paul, Minnesota was originally called Pigs Eye after a man named Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant who set up the first business there.
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(Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher) - Tasmania is said to have the cleanest air in the world.
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