It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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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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