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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 average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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    One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold.
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    Fairy Bridge
    Fairy Bridge
    The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.
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