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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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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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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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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