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Huge crack in the ground in Africa could split the continent in two

By Katelyn Caralle
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Huge crack in the ground in Africa could split the continent in two

A 50-foot deep crack in the earth has appeared Africa that some scientists say is a sign the continent will split in two.

“We’re seeing a crack that in all likelihood formed over many thousands of years or hundreds of thousands of years,” Ben Andrews, a geologist with the Smithsonian, told CBS News.

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