Geographical Facts

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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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    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    The tallest wave in history was the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami, reaching a height of 1,720 feet (524 meters).
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    The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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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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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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