The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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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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Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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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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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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