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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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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