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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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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