It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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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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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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The longest cave in the world is the 'Mammoth Cave System' in the USA at 560,000 mtrs deep!
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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 Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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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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