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Oldest Human Hair Discovered In Fossilized Poop

Posted by samzenpus on from the near-the-top-of-the-food-chain dept.

goran72 writes "A new study has suggested that strands discovered in fossil hyena poop found in a South African cave could be the oldest-known human hairs. According to a report in National Geographic News, researchers discovered the rock-hard hyena dung near the Sterkfontein caves, where many early human ancestor fossils have been found."

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  1. Multiple discoveries! by Chris+Burke · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oldest known human hair.
    Oldest known person eaten by a hyena!

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    1. Re:Multiple discoveries! by rubycodez · · Score: 4, Funny

      oldest human in turd form, besting Dick Cheney's record!

  2. Re:rock hard indeed by torgis · · Score: 2, Funny

    Fail.

  3. Photographic evidence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Image here.

  4. Re:rock hard indeed by ptx0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The failus?

  5. Re:Slashdot now officially publishes ... by ptx0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shit that matters!

  6. someone has to say it by plopez · · Score: 3, Funny

    talk about a bad hair day...

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  7. Humans by HangingChad · · Score: 2, Funny

    Humans - The other white meat

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  8. Re:Slashdot now officially publishes ... by ZERO1ZERO · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or, indeed, shit with matter.

  9. Same Old Story by hyades1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Hey Ogg, I bet those guys who had the really good dope are camped in that cave in Dark Valley."

    "I think you're right, Targ. Listen...you can hear them laughing their heads off."

    "Let's go see if they'll let us have some."

    "Good plan, Ogg."

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