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  • Early British explorers misnamed the East Alligator River in Australia's Northern Territory. It contains crocodiles not alligators.
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    (Added: Fri Sep 19 2008 By Gauher)
  • There are more than 250,000 rivers in the United States, which amounts to 3.5 million miles of rivers.
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    (Added: Fri Oct 31 2008 By Gauher)
  • An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    (Added: Sun Sep 21 2008 By Gauher)



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