Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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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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The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
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