Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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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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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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