5000 Year Old Scottish Cathedral Found


	5000 Year Old Scottish Cathedral Found

BartendingBear

8-25-2009 11:32 PM

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BartendingBear says:

A never before seen class of building older than the pyramids.

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8-25-2009 11:41 PM

lollipop10

It's not New York Times!

Hey, that's a cool find. I'll check out the link.

8-25-2009 11:50 PM

lollipop10

Too bad there's no pictures.

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