Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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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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Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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