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| Despite its name, Newfoundland is on very old Canadian shield rock, and was the first part of the Americas to be discovered by Europeans. | |
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| The Bermuda Triangle does not encompass Bermuda. Rather, it's just somewhere out in that area. | |
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| The Canary Islands do not have such songbirds, nor are they yellow. Rather, they are named from the Latin for dogs. | |
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| People complain that the Grand Banks are misnamed since you can't withdraw money from them. Tell that to the Titanic salvage crews! | |
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There's a reason it's called the Pedantic Ocean.
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| Greenland is covered with glaciers -- large sheets of ice. | |
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| And volcanic heat keeps Iceland awash in greenery. | |
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