Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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