The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
90
Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
25
10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
41
Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
58
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.
1
It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
61
The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
89
The longest cave in the world is the 'Mammoth Cave System' in the USA at 560,000 mtrs deep!
63