Geographical Facts

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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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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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    Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    The Eternal Fire
    The Eternal Fire
    A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and is mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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