Post by sherlew99 on Jun 14, 2016 22:07:28 GMT -6
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Man finds 22-pound chunk of butter estimated to be more than 2,000 years old in Irish bog
By Travis M. Andrews June 14 at 4:21 AM
Finding buried treasure is a dream as old as stories themselves. Treasure chests overflowing with gold doubloons, shiny lamps containing genies, gargantuan lumps of butter that’s thousands of years old.
Okay, maybe most don’t dream of unearthing enormous chunks of butter, but that’s exactly what Jack Conway discovered in the Emlagh bog in County Meath, Ireland, at the beginning of June, Atlas Obscura reported.
Morning Mix
Man finds 22-pound chunk of butter estimated to be more than 2,000 years old in Irish bog
By Travis M. Andrews June 14 at 4:21 AM
Finding buried treasure is a dream as old as stories themselves. Treasure chests overflowing with gold doubloons, shiny lamps containing genies, gargantuan lumps of butter that’s thousands of years old.
Okay, maybe most don’t dream of unearthing enormous chunks of butter, but that’s exactly what Jack Conway discovered in the Emlagh bog in County Meath, Ireland, at the beginning of June, Atlas Obscura reported.
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