More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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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Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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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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