The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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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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If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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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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