Doggerland is the area of land connecting Great Britain to continental Europe. It was flooded by rising sea levels (6500-6200 BC), turning Great Britain into an island.
100 Mind-Blowing Continental Facts
Your nails grow at the same time as continental plates drift. Tectonic plates drift about a millimetre a week, which is the same amount your nails grow. Continental plates drift because of the heat pushing its way to the surface from the core. In a year, tectonic plates end up drifting between one and two inches.
The continental plates move at the same rate that fingernails grow. Research suggests that sometime in the far future, a supercontinent may form. The continents are continuously moving a few centimetres a year.
The original two currencies of America were the Sterling Pound and the Spanish Dollar. The first type of US currency to ever be issued was a mere $2,000,000. It was issued in 1775 by the Continental Congress. Every new issue of this currency steadily devalued it against the Sterling Pound and the Spanish Dollar.