The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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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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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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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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The water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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