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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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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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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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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