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Japan's 1,200-Year-Old ‘Eternal Flame’ Survives Massive Temple Fire (www.timesnownews.com)
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[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 47 points 3 days ago (4 children)

i wonder what started the fire...

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

In the article I read they are not discounting the eternal flame itself, so I think they're doing their due diligence

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 37 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wonder if it was always burning, since the world's been turning..

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 3 days ago

Well we didnt start the fire

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Well, it wasn't "we".