Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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