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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If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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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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The water of the Antarctica is so cold that nothing can rot there.
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Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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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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