Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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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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It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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