Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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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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