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* Two of the visible markings on the Moon were named "Palus Putredinis" and "Palus Epidemiarum". Although they're not really swamps, names like "Marsh of Decay" and Marsh of Epidemics" show that astronomers aren't immune to this trope.
* A notable aversion: If you were a slave in the antebellum South, the swamps of Florida were home to [[La Résistance|the Seminoles]]. Of course, this could also qualify as an exploitation, since nobody would venture into Seminole territory because [[Swamps Are Evil]].
* If some accounts of the [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ramree_Island:Battle of Ramree Island|Battle of Ramree Island]] are any indication, saltwater crocodiles were responsible for killing five hundred Japanese soldiers out of a group of about nine hundred that tried to escape from British forces through a swamp.
 
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