Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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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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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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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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