stackyFACTSGeologists finally realized that New Zealand wasn't just an isolated island chain, but the highest peak of a massive, mostly drowned continent. It spans millions of square miles, making it the most geographically unappreciated landmass on the planet.
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Thanks to a series of violent seismic shifts in 1811, the Mississippi River violently changed course, completely isolating a chunk of Kentucky. The 'Kentucky…
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