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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Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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