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    Fast Facts: Feb. 16

    • The state of Florida is bigger than England.
    • New York City briefly served as the U.S. capital from 1789 to 1790.
    • The city of Venice, Italy is made up of about 120 small islands.
    • There are more stars in the sky than all of the grains of sand on earth.
    • In the weightlessness of space a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with Pepsi.
    • In the Mexican Durango desert, there’s a creepy spot called the “”Zone of Silence.”” You can’t pick up clear TV or radio signals, and locals say fireballs sometimes appear in the sky.

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