Long Fire
A coal mine fire in Haas Canyon, Colorado was ignited by spontaneous combustion in 1916 and has withstood all efforts to put it out. The 900 to 1700 degree fire was quenched by a heat-resistant foam mixed with grout in 2000.
Long Village Name
‘Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch’ is the actual name of a village in northern Wales
Lost Guiness
On average 150,000 pints of Guiness are lost each year in the mustaches of English tavern-goers.
Lowest Point On Earth
The shore of the Dead Sea in Israel-Jordan is 1312 feet (400 meter) below sea level.