Random Ocean Facts

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    There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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    Water is actually naturally blue.
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    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    The tallest wave in history was the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami, reaching a height of 1,720 feet (524 meters).
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    The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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    If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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    The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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    NYC's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) dumps old subway cars into the ocean to serve as artificial reef.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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