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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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    Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.
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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 'King Ranch' in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
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    Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes.
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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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    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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    A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.
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