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Earth Day

 Earth Day was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson on April 22, 1970

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20 million people participated in the first

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More than 100 billion pieces of junk mail are delivered in the

United States each year. 

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Half the world’s tropical and temperate forests are

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Half the world’s tropical and temperate forests are

now gone.

 Recycling saves 3 to 5 times the energy that waste incinerator

power plants generate.Visit: Earth Day Facts for More

The coldest temperature on record was −128.6 degrees Fahrenheit in

Antarctica in 1983.Visit: Earth Day Facts for More

 Gravity is weaker in Hudson Bay, Canada, due to now-melted

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