It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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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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