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  • Mammoth Cave is the world's longest known cave. It is longer than the world's second and third caves joined together, with about 100 miles to spare.
  • Mammoth Cave has about 367 miles of explored cave passages, which equates to about 590 km.
  • It is one of North America's oldest tourist attractions.
  • Tours have been operating at Mammoth Cave since 1816.
  • Native Americans have left behind perfectly preserved relics of their time, including slippers, cane torches and gourds. Even mummified bodies have been found, as the dry area of some parts of Mammoth cave is perfectly suited to preserving organic material.
  • Native Americans were believed to have collected minerals from the cave system some 2000-4000 years ago.
  • The Green and Nolin Rivers flow through the Mammoth Cave National Park.
  • Fish that live in the rivers do not have eyes, because of e darkness of the cave.
  • Mammoth Cave is 379 feet (118 m) deep
  • There used to be a tuberculosis ward in Mammoth Cave, set up by a Doctor Who believed the dry air would help patients. Unfortunately, the dry air did not counter the cool temperatures or the problems of smoke from heating and cooking, and the patients died. The doctor himself died of TB a few years after the ward was closed.
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