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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There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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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 city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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