Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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