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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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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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    The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly
    In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.
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    The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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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 Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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