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The Gates of Hell

In 1971, while searching for an oil field site in Turkmenistan, Soviet engineers came across a natural gas field. Concerned about the release of poisonous gases into nearby villages, the engineers decided to burn off the gas. They expected the process to take no longer than a few weeks, but the gas has continued to burn for over four decades with no end in sight.

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