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World - / Jun 12, 2026 - In 1812, a powerful earthquake made the Mississippi River flow backwards and created a lake that still exists today - Rivers are often treated as fixed features of the landscape. They bend, flood, and shift over long stretches of time, but they seem permanent enough that entire towns and economies are built around them. The Mississippi River, in particular, has long

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