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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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    It's still possible to see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.
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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 water between India and Sri Lanka is only 3-30 feet deep and was purportedly passable on foot until 1480 AD when a cyclone moved some sand around.
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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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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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    There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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    The Caspian Sea is also classed as the world's largest lake.
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