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 names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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