The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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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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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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One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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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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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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