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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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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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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It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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