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01-01-2022, 02:54 PM
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Today I Found Out tackles Hill vs. Mountain and Lake vs. Sea.
The latter I consider pretty obvious: lakes are freshwater and seas are seawater. There are exceptions of course, but in general it's a good rule. The former is a tougher question, and I'm glad that they bring up The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down a Mountain. My personal definition is thus: The soil and plants of a hill aren't noticeably different from the surrounding areas. A hill is just a higher version of the area around it. A mountain is more or less bare rock with isolated patches of dirt. The plants are distinct from the surrounding area, adapted to grow with less dirt, less water, higher wind, colder temperatures, etc.
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