Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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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 Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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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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The warmest temperature ever recorded on Antarctica was 3 degrees F.
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