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Mystery as century-old Swiss watch discovered in ancient tomb sealed for 400 years
Daily Mail UK ^ | 05/06/2010 | Daily Mail UK

Posted on 05/06/2010 9:41:03 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour

Archaeologists are stumped after finding a 100-year-old Swiss watch in an ancient tomb that was sealed more than 400 years ago. They believed they were the first to visit the Ming dynasty grave in Shangsi, southern China, since its occupant's funeral. But inside they uncovered a miniature watch in the shape of a ring marked 'Swiss' that is thought to be just a century old.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archaeology; china; ggg; godsgravesglyphs; mingdynasty
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Damned Swiss Amish are everywhere.


21 posted on 05/06/2010 10:00:27 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: thecodont

To Thecodont:

Probably a place called “Joe’s Bar & Grill”.

Thecodent: A neat prehistoric animal.


22 posted on 05/06/2010 10:02:05 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Age of Reason

Actually, you raise a possibility.. Certain rats like to collect objects (preferably shiny ones) Hence the term, pack rats. Don’t know if rats had access to that cave but good point.


23 posted on 05/06/2010 10:02:28 PM PDT by historyrepeatz
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To: Bobalu

Mystery solved: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9St4xfg03EY


24 posted on 05/06/2010 10:03:28 PM PDT by garjog
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Hey, you found my prize that fell out of my Cracker Jacks when I dropped the box.

;>D


25 posted on 05/06/2010 10:04:22 PM PDT by RebelTex (FREEDOM IS EVERYONE'S RIGHT! AND EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY!)
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To: thecodont


Sorry! I'm a Trekkie. Couldn't help myself ;-)
26 posted on 05/06/2010 10:04:31 PM PDT by mom3boys
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To: thecodont

27 posted on 05/06/2010 10:09:10 PM PDT by Cyropaedia ("Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principal of evil...".)
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To: ETL

Maybe this guy has huge hands. What kind of metal is this tiny watch made of? Copper.


28 posted on 05/06/2010 10:09:27 PM PDT by Colorado Cowgirl (God bless America!)
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To: mom3boys

We must have entered the same time portal. ;^P


29 posted on 05/06/2010 10:10:47 PM PDT by Cyropaedia ("Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principal of evil...".)
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To: historyrepeatz

“Archaeologists baffled by ancient rat droppings found near tiny Swiss ring watch.”


30 posted on 05/06/2010 10:10:54 PM PDT by historyrepeatz
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Mystery as 50-old birth cetificate discovered in ancient Kenyan tomb sealed for 400 years
Daily Mail UK ^ | 05/06/2010 | Daily Mail UK

Posted on 5/6/10 9:41:03 PM by The Magical Mischief Tour

Archaeologists are stumped after finding a 50-year-old birth certificate in an ancient tomb that was sealed more than 400 years ago. They believed they were the first to visit the Obummer dynasty grave in Mombasa, southern Kenya, since its occupant’s funeral. But inside they uncovered a birth certificate in the shape of a anus marked ‘Too Much Swiss Cheese and Baloney’ that is thought to be just 50 years old. They speculate that someone broke into the tomb, hide the certificate and paddled to Hawaii to cover the crime.


31 posted on 05/06/2010 10:11:49 PM PDT by bunkerhill7
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

So, that is where I lost it.


32 posted on 05/06/2010 10:12:13 PM PDT by razorback-bert (So many questions, so few answers about Barry.)
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To: mom3boys

So... the chinese wanted to hit on Joan Collins back when she was hot too?


33 posted on 05/06/2010 10:12:58 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republics' warped and obscure humor needs since 1999!)
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To: Cyropaedia

lol! Great minds...


34 posted on 05/06/2010 10:13:38 PM PDT by mom3boys
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Was the name William Paley inscribed on it?


35 posted on 05/06/2010 10:14:35 PM PDT by tang-soo (Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Geraldo sympathizes.


36 posted on 05/06/2010 10:15:46 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Cyropaedia
Mental visions of Deforest Kelly dropping into the middle of a cabinet meeting shouting “Murderers! Assassins! and being right this time.
37 posted on 05/06/2010 10:15:58 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republics' warped and obscure humor needs since 1999!)
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To: thecodont

The Arizona archway “time machine” mystery has been solved as well.. Someone found a patch of magic mushrooms growing near the arch. /s


38 posted on 05/06/2010 10:16:02 PM PDT by historyrepeatz
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper; thecodont
Probably a place called “Joe’s Bar & Grill”.

Or Callahan's


39 posted on 05/06/2010 10:16:57 PM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 469 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: null and void

That’s a place in Vegas, isn’t it?


40 posted on 05/06/2010 10:19:37 PM PDT by Cyropaedia ("Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principal of evil...".)
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