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Ohio:

There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio, every one is man-made.

 

Thu Sep 07 2006
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Roads:

Chances that a road is unpaved in the USA ~ 1 percent
Chances that a road is unpaved in Canada ~ 75 percent.

 

Thu Sep 07 2006
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Rome:

The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome, Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city called Rome on every continent.

 

Thu Sep 07 2006
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Sahara Desert:

In the Sahara Desert , there is a town named Tidikelt, which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years.

 

Thu Sep 07 2006
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Siberia:

Siberia contains more than 25 percent of the world's forests.

 

Thu Sep 07 2006
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SMOM:

The smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM). It is located in the city of Rome , Italy , has an area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a population of 80, 20 less people than the Vatican . It is a sovereign entity under international law, as is the Vatican .

 

Thu Sep 07 2006
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St. Paul:

St. Paul, Minnesota was originally called Pigs Eye after a man named Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant who set up the first business there (bootlegging).

 

Thu Sep 07 2006
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United States:

The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are meant to be usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

 

Thu Sep 07 2006
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Wilderness :

Percentage of Africa that is wilderness 28%. Percentage of North America that is wilderness 38%.

 

Thu Sep 07 2006
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