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Aboriginal Folklore Leads To Meteorite Crater

An anonymous reader writes "An Australian Aboriginal dreaming story has helped experts uncover a meteorite impact crater in the outback of the Northern Territory. From the article: 'One story, from the folklore of the Arrernte people, is about a star falling to Earth at a site called Puka. This led to a search on Google Maps of Palm Valley, about 130 km southwest of Alice Springs. Here Hamacher discovered what looked like a crater, which he confirmed with surveys in the field in September 2009.'"

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  1. Re:what the story doesn't mention... by Hognoxious · · Score: 3, Funny

    like English, but without grammar or meaning

    Well the story's about Australia, so that kind of fits.

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    Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
  2. Re:Always more to the legends and stories... by anss123 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're wrong! Before Europe there were no wars or famines and people had perfect teeth. I've seen plenty of movies so I know it's true.

  3. Re:Always more to the legends and stories... by PaganRitual · · Score: 4, Funny

    relatively small prey size which the Aboriginals had to contend with
    Drop Bears, while relatively small in size, are vicious fuckers that will have torn a hole in your jugular and be drinking the warmth of your life force before you even realise what the hell is going on.