It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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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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Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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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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