The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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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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Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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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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It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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