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Has the mountain sprung a leak? This is Angel Falls in Venezuela, the world's highest waterfall. It's more than 3,000 feet high. That's 15 times higher than Niagara Falls! The waterfall is so high that wind turns the water into mist before it reaches the bottom.

Angel Falls does seem to fall from the heavens. But the waterfall is actually ...

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