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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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    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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    If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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    Mexico City is built on top of an underground resevoir!
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    Every person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.
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    The longest cave in the world is the 'Mammoth Cave System' in the USA at 560,000 mtrs deep!
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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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