10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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