If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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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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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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The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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