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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 state of Florida is bigger than England!
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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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    The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.
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    More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
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    The Sahara desert expands at about 1km per month.
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    There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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    Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 1,250 miles long!
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