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 city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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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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Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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Israel's Dead Sea is 1,312 feet below sea level.
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