The driest place on earth is Calama, in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

The reason why the Mexican sombrero hat is so wide is to provide shade for the entire body.

Each year, sixteen million gallons of oil run off pavement into streams, rivers and eventually oceans in the United States. This is more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez.

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