Geographical Facts

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    The Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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    In one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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