If you took a shovel and dug straight down from Central Maine, where would you end up?

Contrary to what we were all told when we were kids, the answer is NOT China.

According to the Antipodes Map, you'd actually end up somewhere Southwest of Australia, in the Indian Ocean.

Specifically, at coordinates -44.310583, 110.220337 (44° 18' 38.1" S, 110° 13' 13.2" E)

Of course, all of this is irrelevant because the mole people would get you once you entered their lair.

So, what's REALLY in the center of the Earth?  Scientists do have some ideas...

According to Space.com:

At the center of the Earth is the core, which has two parts. The solid, inner core of iron has a radius of about 760 miles (about 1,220 km), according to NASA. It is surrounded by a liquid, outer core composed of a nickel-iron alloy. The outer core is about 1,355 miles (2,180 km) thick. The inner core spins at a different speed than the rest of the planet. This is thought to cause Earth's magnetic

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To find the best beer in each state and Washington D.C., Stacker analyzed January 2020 data from BeerAdvocate, a website that gathers user scores for beer in real-time. BeerAdvocate makes its determinations by compiling consumer ratings for all 50 states and Washington D.C. and applying a weighted rank to each. The weighted rank pulls the beer toward the list's average based on the number of ratings it has and aims to allow lesser-known beers to increase in rank. Only beers with at least 10 rankings to be considered; we took it a step further to only include beers with at least 100 user rankings in our gallery. Keep reading to find out what the best beer is in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C.

10 Maine Museums

Do you love learning new things? Why not visit one of Maine's incredible museums? Here are 9 very unique museums that are probably less than a two hour drive from where you are now. Please Note: Some of these museums may still have limited hours or COVID-19 restrictions. So, please call ahead (check their website) and be prepared.

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