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Updated 1627 GMT (0027 HKT) February 4, 2013

The <a href="http://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm" target="_blank">tallest sand dunes</a> in North America can be found at <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1169347">Great Sand Dunes National Park</a> located in the San Luis Valley, Colorado.
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Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado – The tallest sand dunes in North America can be found at Great Sand Dunes National Park located in the San Luis Valley, Colorado.
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Crocodiles lounge around at <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1131192">Bannerghatta National Park</a> near Bangalore, India.
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Bangalore, India – Crocodiles lounge around at Bannerghatta National Park near Bangalore, India.
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Lichen-tainted rocks at Spikey Beach in Tasmania, Australia, "paint the world in peaceful orange," writes <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1184668">Steven Kemp</a>, a retired air traffic controller. "In a world of turmoil, orange can be meditative."
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Tasmania, Australia – Lichen-tainted rocks at Spikey Beach in Tasmania, Australia, "paint the world in peaceful orange," writes Steven Kemp, a retired air traffic controller. "In a world of turmoil, orange can be meditative."
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Each year, the <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1071189">Capitol Christmas Tree</a> is hung with some<a href="http://www.aoc.gov/press-room/holiday-tradition" target="_blank"> 5,000 handmade ornaments</a> made mostly by school children in the tree's home state.
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Washington, D.C. – Each year, the Capitol Christmas Tree is hung with some 5,000 handmade ornaments m