The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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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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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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