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    The Eternal Fire
    The Eternal Fire
    A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and is mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel.
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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    Lituya Bay Megatsunami
    The tallest wave in history was the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami, reaching a height of 1,720 feet (524 meters).
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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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    There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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    Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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