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by dcuthbertson 2877 days ago
FWIW, the Nile is the longest river that flows northward, but there are quite a few others and some are very long. See https://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/riversno.htm for a list.
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> FWIW, the Nile is the longest river that flows northward

I know you're correcting them, I just find that fact hilarious. The Nile is the longest river that is not named Amazon as well, or any other category that doesn't include the Amazon