‘All That’s Interesting’: Cool Facts To Spark Your Curiosity

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What trenches from World War 1 look like today.⁠ ⁠ One hundred years after the end of World War 1, some of northeastern France remains uninhabitable for humans today. Called Zone Rouge, the area is saturated with unexploded ordinance, while the soil remains heavily polluted by lead, mercury, arsenic, and the decomposing corpses of humans and animals. In some sections, the ground is so polluted with arsenic that 99% of plant life is unable to survive.⁠ ⁠