Pitch Lake in Trinidad is the world's largest natural deposit of asphalt. It's a popular tourist destination and the asphalt ...

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Dec. 12 (UPI) --Firefighters and rescue teams conducted an unusual operation when a hiker ended up stuck in waist-deep mud that was described as "essentially quicksand." The Summersville Fire ...