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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It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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