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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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    There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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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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    Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island
    Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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