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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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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