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Finding Genghis Khan's Tomb From Space

Posted by samzenpus on from the eye-in-the-sky dept.

rossgneumann writes Genghis Khan really, really didn't want anyone to know where he was buried. The soldiers escorting his body to its final resting place killed everyone they passed, killed the people who built the tomb, and then were killed themselves. An elegant solution to this problem bubbled up from two unlikely sources: a man described as a "modern day Indiana Jones" and amateur archaeologists.

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  1. History Channel by a-zarkon! · · Score: 5, Insightful

    My guess is that this effort will be wildly unsuccessful, but will be picked up by the History Channel and turned into at least one 12-episode season of reality tv. It will chronicle their mostly futile efforts culminating in a season finale of grand failure. Yes I am still bitter after I got sucked into an episode of "Oak Island." I knew better, I watched it anyway. I will never get that hour back.

    1. Re:History Channel by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Oak Island is a real place, off the coast of Nova Scotia.

      It's long been rumored to have pirate treasure. There's a show about people looking to find it.

      Of course, it leads to a bunch of nutjobs with crazy theories, like it has for decades. But, History Channel is all about nutjobs with crazy theories these days.

      History Channel has become a joke with things like Ghost Hunters, Ancient Aliens, and enough crap to make you think they've jumped the shark and become a source you can no longer rely on for actual history.

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    2. Re:History Channel by peragrin · · Score: 3, Insightful

      To be fair the history channel only turned to crap I the last 3-4 years.
        Tic has been cheap from the beginning.

      The only Chanel that's worse is syfy which lost its science fiction audeince to wrestlers. You can even hear about Syfy channe executives talk about it not realizing they themselves are what screwed to pooch. I used to watch the soft channel regularly. Now it is hardly at all. Even the b rated scifi lame movies suck.

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    3. Re:History Channel by preaction · · Score: 4, Insightful

      The problem with American TV is the average American

  2. This doesn't take a genius by sacrilicious · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Genghis Khan really, really didn't want anyone to know where he was buried. The soldiers escorting his body to its final resting place killed everyone they passed, killed the people who built the tomb, and then were killed themselves.

    First guy: Hey dude, do you know how to find Genghis K's tomb?

    Second guy: Yeah, just follow the trail of blood and dead bodies.

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