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who knew? Easter Island heads have bodies too. after hundreds of years, thousands of tourists, millions of photos, they just dug down -- (link)

Posted by zeitgeist Jun 1 '12, 19:02

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http://today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/easter-island-statues-revealed-234519.aspx (today.ucla.edu)

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What's funny is that the article isn't about how surprising it is that they have bodies, but how surprising it is that most people didn't know that. - mara Jun 1, 19:18 3
- I was president of my school's Myth/Legend Club when I was in third grade, and I've never heard of it before today. - Max Jun 1, 20:20
- Knowing it now, it makes much more sense. "Just Heads" stands out as a weird thing. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 1, 19:23 1
  - did you get my email? -- nm - the liioulu with a tablet Jun 1, 19:24
neat -- nm - Remlik Jun 1, 19:16
I was not aware of this. And I am impressed by the detail on the bottom example. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 1, 19:15
hang on. this has been known since 1955??? and it's a story now? -- nm - loosilu Jun 1, 19:15 2
- I thiught they looked into this before.;) -- nm - the liioulu with a tablet Jun 1, 19:20 1
  - (this should be read with a different inflection than below) -- nm - the liioulu with a tablet Jun 1, 19:25
and, they're ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - peglegpete Jun 1, 19:14
I've actually seen drawings of this done as a joke. awesome that it's real. -- nm - loosilu Jun 1, 19:12
This was not the presumption? I thought it was as the heads did not fall over. -- nm - Spawn Jun 1, 19:05 1
- i thought they had looked into this before. -- nm - the liioulu with a tablet Jun 1, 19:06

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