Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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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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If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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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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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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