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| Places | Antarctica
is the ONLY continent that does not have ants living on it.
Area 51 (Nevada, USA)
is the area that has been associated with UFO's for years. It is North of Las Vegas and covers an area equal
to the size of Connecticut & Rhode Island. It is officially designated as the Nellis Air Force Bombing and
Gunnery Range.
Bakken, Denmark
is home of the world's oldest amusement park - dating back to 1583.
Berlin, Germany
is home to the Berlin Zoo... and the very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during WWll.
However, the only thing the bomb hit - was an elephant.
Bingham Canyon Copper Mine
in Utah boasts that it is the biggest man-made hole on Earth, ( 3/4 of a mile deep & 2 miles across ), and
it has produced more copper than any other mine in history.
Boston, Massachusetts
is home to the first lighthouse in America. (...and it was the last lighthouse to be automated.)
Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
has the telephone area code of 321 - which stands for " 3...2...1... LIFT OFF ! "
Caspian Sea
is actually a lake... but the largest lake in the world. It is surrounded by Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan and
Kazakhstan. It measures 143,200 square miles.
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
is the longest name for a lake located in Massachusetts, USA.
Fort Knox, Kentucky
is the home of the US Gold Depository where over 150,000,000 ounces of gold is stored. Built in 1936
at a cost of $560,000 US dollars - and constructed of granite, steel & concrete.
Fort Knox of SILVER
is located in West Point, New York, USA. Built in 1939 - it's real name is actually West Point Bullion
Depository. * ( It presently houses both silver and gold and is used ocasionally as a mint. )
Honolulu, Hawaii
is home to the only royal palace found in the United States. (Built in 1882 by the last King of Hawaii.)
Indonesia
has a landmass composed completely of islands - 17,508 of them. (Only 6,000 of them are inhabited.)
Los Angeles, California
is short for it's complete name of: El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reinade los Angeles de Porciuncula.
Mont Blanc
is the highest mountain in the Alps at 15,771 feet. (It is located on the French/Italian border.)
Paraguay
is located in South America and dueling is still legal... as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
Reykjavik, Iceland
was settled in the year 874 and is the world's northernmost capital. It has approximately 180,000 people.
Rikers Island
is located in New York City, (USA), and is a penal colony (prison) which happens to be the largest in the world.
The population is consistently around 13,000.
Sahara Desert
in North Africa has been moving south at the rate of 5.5 miles a year since 1960.
Titusville, Pennsylvania
is the home of the very first successful oil well in the world. (August, 1859) Oil was struck at 69 & 1/2 feet.
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