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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Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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