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Why the Grand Canyon's age is still debated

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You'd think staring at a gigantic hole in the ground for a century would yield some concrete answers, but scientists are famously stubborn. The 'old canyon' versus 'young canyon' debate is essentially a high-stakes academic cage match. Either way, it's incredibly old, impressively massive, and still mostly just a giant ditch to take selfies in front of.

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