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350-Symmes' Hole

Futility Closet by Greg Ross

Jul 12, 202132:19Society & Culture

In 1818, Army veteran John Cleves Symmes Jr. declared that the earth was hollow and proposed to lead an expedition to its interior. He promoted the theory in lectures and even won support on Capitol Hill. In this week's...

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350-Symmes' Hole is an episode from Futility Closet by Greg Ross. In 1818, Army veteran John Cleves Symmes Jr. declared that the earth was hollow and proposed to lead an expedition to its interior. He promoted the theory in lectures and eve...

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