The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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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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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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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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