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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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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 warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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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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    Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island
    Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.
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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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