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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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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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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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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