Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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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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Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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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 of Florida is bigger than England!
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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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