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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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    Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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    The state with the longest coastline in the Continental U.S. is Michigan.
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    The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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