If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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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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