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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 Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is larger than New York City's Manhattan Island.
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    Louisiana is the only state that grows in land area every year (Due to alluvial deposits from the Mississippi River).
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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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    An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.
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    There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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