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Danish Expert Declares Vinland Map Genuine

Posted by kdawson on from the even-now-they-walk-among-us dept.

MBCook writes "A Danish conservation expert named Rene Larsen has finished a 5-year study of the infamous Vinland Map and declared it genuine. 'All the tests that we have done over the past five years — on the materials and other aspects — do not show any signs of forgery,' he said at the press conference. He and his team studied the ink, the paper, and even insect damage. They believe that the ink, which was discovered in 1972 to contain titanium dioxide and thus supposedly was too new for the map to be genuine, was contaminated when sand was used to dry the ink."

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  1. Clever attack exploits fully-patched linux kernel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Clever attack exploits fully-patched Linux kernel according to this internet report

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/17/linux_kernel_exploit/

    That is

      Score:5, Funny

    unless you are one of the few that are running it, linux new kernel is a sieve of Danish map verifiers. Danish? Map verifiers? 5 years? What a wasted 5 years for those who are still using linux. I think those people are stupid.

  2. Re:Larsen != Larson by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    We don't care about third world citizens, faghat.

  3. Re:Vinland...FInland by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Any maybe people call you a faggot because you are a fag. How about a nice hot dick in your ass. I need to fuck and you're a big enough bitch. I promise to be gentle. I know you love it when I cum in your ass too.