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 Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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