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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More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year!
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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