The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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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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In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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