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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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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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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