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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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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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    If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.
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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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    Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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    Check your map! Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia.
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    There's a lake under Antarctica that is 25 million years old called Lake Vostok.
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    The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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