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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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    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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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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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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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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