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In 2018, a helicopter pilot flying over the mountains of British Columbia spotted something that shouldn't exist — a massive hole punched into the snow, with an entire river pouring straight into it and vanishing.Hidden deep in Wells Gray Provincial Park, the pit is roughly 330 feet long and 200 feet wide at the top. When a team of experts finally lowered a climber inside, he descended about 260 feet down the sheer wall before the crashing waterfall forced him to stop. A laser then measured at least 443 feet down the slope — and still never found a floor. The mist thrown up by the falling water hides everything below, so to this day no one actually knows how deep it goes.Locals nicknamed it "Sarlacc's Pit" after the monster from Star Wars. Old aerial photos going back to 1949 hint the hole was once sealed by snow even in summer, meaning it may have only recently opened up. Scientists suspect the swallowed river resurfaces at a spring more than a mile away — but no one has ever proven where the water actually goes. The site is now closed to the public to keep people safe.Science and facts💡 before 21 h. Russian marketplace Ozon says UAV strikes caused 30.1 billion rubles, roughly $374 million, in estimated losses in Q3 2026 after fires hit 11 logistics facilities since August. The losses include damaged goods, fixed assets and other expenses. Some risks were insured, but compensation remains under negotiation, and Ozon warns any insurance payouts may not match the scale of the losses. before 5 days Russian sources confirm two pilots from the "Russian Knights" aerobatic team, Oleg Yerofeyev and Vladimir Kochetov, were killed in an aircraft accident during a training flight on October 22. It is unclear whether this was a third Su-30 loss or one of the two reported on October 21. before 8 days Bleached corals can recover within seven weeks after direct contact with healthy genetic clones of themselves. before 11 days