Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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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Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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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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Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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