More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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