Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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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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The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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