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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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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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    There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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    The Niagara Falls moves upstream at an average rate of about 295ft a century!
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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    The 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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