Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
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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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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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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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