Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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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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It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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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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More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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