There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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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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More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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