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A tsunami is a series of water waves (called a tsunami wave train) caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, usually an ocean, but can occur in large lakes. |
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| Posted: | March 11, 2011 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. |
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| Posted: | March 16, 2011 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall. |
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| Posted: | March 18, 2011 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Love Canal is a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, which became the subject of national and international attention, controversy, and eventual environmental notoriety following the discovery of 21,000 tons of toxic waste that had been buried beneath the neighborhood by Hooker Chemical. |
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| Posted: | March 26, 2011 |
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The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae . They live in savannas, grasslands, dense bush and woodlands. Lions are exceptions among cats living in solitary experience. Unlike most species, they are the only truly social cats. |
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| Posted: | March 27, 2011 |
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An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. |
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| Posted: | March 11, 2011 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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The 100+ highest mountains per height above sea level (>7,200 metres / 23,622 feet), are all located in central and southern Asia. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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The Three Mile Island accident was a partial core nuclear meltdown in Unit 2 (a pressurized water reactor manufactured by Babcock & Wilcox) of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania near Harrisburg, United States in 1979. |
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| Posted: | March 21, 2011 |
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The cougar (Puma concolor), also known as puma, mountain lion, mountain cat, catamount or panther, depending on the region, is a mammal of the family Felidae, native to the Americas. |
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| Posted: | March 27, 2011 |
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The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family (Felidae). It is known as the fastest land mammal. Although it may be the fastest among all cats, cheetahs lack strong climbing capabilities. |
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| Posted: | March 27, 2011 |
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