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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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    Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).
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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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    10 of the tributaries flowing into the Amazon river are as big as the Mississippi river.
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    The city of Houston, Texas is built on a swamp and is slowly sinking!
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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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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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    The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons!
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