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SCI & TECHLOW2h ago · Sep 16, 2026, 10:33 PM

In 1999, scientists poured fluorescent dye into Kentucky sinkholes to map Mammoth Cave's hidden hydraulic system; they discovered that approximately 60% of its aquifer extended beyond the park's boundaries

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It is the longest cave system in the world, stretching over 400 miles. It has been protected since 1941 by a national park in Kentucky.

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