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uarenotschmoo t1_jd2mc0o wrote on March 21, 2023 at 12:05 PM

Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone

He didn't start the fire!

Clanstantine t1_jd2yczf wrote on March 21, 2023 at 1:46 PM

It's reported that his comment on it was "it was always burning, since the world's been turning."

Dalemaunder t1_jd3a00c wrote on March 21, 2023 at 3:08 PM

Ah, I see Billy subscribes to the 6000 year-old world theory.

EavingO t1_jd4fv5x wrote on March 21, 2023 at 7:34 PM

Oct 23rd, 4004 BC

StudedRoughrider t1_jd2zcrr wrote on March 21, 2023 at 1:53 PM

The Grateful Dead did.

gozzle_101 t1_jd4bgp7 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 7:06 PM

RYAN STARTED THE FIRE!