The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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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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Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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