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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The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
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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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Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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