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.
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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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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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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The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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A waterfall known as The Devil's Kettle empties water into a hole and nobody knows where it ends up!
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One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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