Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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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The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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