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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In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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The state of Florida is bigger than England!
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The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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