Venice diverted rivers sediment lagoon land attacks

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Venice diverted rivers away from its lagoon

Venetians redirected all the major rivers flowing into the lagoon to keep sediment from filling it and to protect Venice from attacks by land. The city was left in an ever-deeper lagoon environment.

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The 1918 flu was among the deadliest pandemics

Between 1918 and 1920, the influenza pandemic killed close to 50 million people worldwide, making it one of the deadliest pandemics of the modern era.

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The U.S. gave away nearly 10% of its land

Nearly 10% Of Its Total Area

Under the Homestead Acts, about 1.6 million homesteaders received land free. Together, their grants accounted for nearly 10% of the United States’ total land area.

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