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And in today's episode of upsetting true facts

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The closest state to Africa is Maine

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8:41 AM · Dec 16, 2020

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The furtest state east is Alaska

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Why is it upsetting?

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Emmanuel Chimezie

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Why is it upsetting

In times of change learners inherit the earth

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China uses a single time zone.

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Pirkka-Joose Sempé 28 5'3''

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The longest border France have is with Brasil.

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But St Johns, Newfoundland is much closer again to Africa.

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why are projections of spheres onto rectangles bad so often

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RunSilent 2x-vaxxed 3x-boosted RunDeep

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Referring to the OP (Maine-Africa), yes, it is. At about 3,170 statute miles, from Lubec, Maine to (a promontory just north of) Safi, Morocco, it has the shortest Great Circle route between Africa and any other US location.

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