Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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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 city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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