Glaciers have always covered the continents and it is only in our current time that the glaciers have been confined to polar climates.

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This statement is false. Glaciers have not always covered the continents. There have been periods in Earth's history known as "ice ages" in which glaciers extended beyond polar regions and covered large portions of the continents. However, during most of the Earth's history, there were no glaciers on the continents. It is only during the present time that glaciers are primarily found in polar regions due to the colder temperatures.

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