Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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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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Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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