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Smoky Mountain News: Want to see synchronous fireflies? Get a lottery ticket
Jason Sandford April 20, 2016

The beautiful lightning bugs in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are so popular the park has installed a lottery system for those wanting to see them.

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