Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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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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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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