If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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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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Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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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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