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A Moving Island

Despite the fact that the Pacific has over 25,000 islands, this area of ocean should be open water. What is this island-like item that seemingly appeared overnight?

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A commercial satellite imager spots something strange in the middle of a vast desert. It looks like an airport runway, but there are no planes. No government claims ownership of this strange place.WWW
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Satellites spotted a strange, long streak across the desert in Bolivia. At first, scientists thought it may be a skid mark from a meteor.WWW
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