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Beaver Dam Visible From Space

Posted by samzenpus on from the dam-big-job dept.

ygslash writes "The Hoover Dam no longer holds the title of the world's widest dam. Satellite photos of northern Alberta, Canada, show that several families of beavers have apparently joined forces to build a dam 850 meters wide, more than twice as wide as the Hoover Dam."

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  1. Hmmm. by dangitman · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is a Beaver Dam anything like the Pirate Bay? Those beavers should probably lawyer up and watch out for the RIAA.

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    ... and then they built the supercollider.
  2. Re:Fox thinks pretty highly of those beavers by Xtifr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ah, but you see, the 20-years-old theory violates the beliefs of many Fox viewers. The world was created by God only last tuesday! :)

    Ok, I may be slightly off on that date, but compared to the error factor in the Young Creationists' estimate, I hit it dead on the nose. ;)

  3. Re:I like beavers by Kreigaffe · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    At least 1 person at any given time knows you're masturbating on Chatroulette.. and I'd thank you to stop.

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    ... still waiting for this free-as-in-beer free beer I keep hearing about. :|