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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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    The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply.
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    Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.
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    Longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
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    It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.
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    More than 25% of the world's forests are in Siberia.
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