One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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 Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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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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Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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