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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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    There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    The Mysterious 200 ft Circular Baltic Sea Anomaly
    In 2011, a 200 ft circular anomaly in the Baltic Sea that has unusual characteristics and almost perfectly etched curvatures was discovered. To this day, its origin remains unknown.
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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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