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Default 3,000-Year-Old Butter Barrel Found In Ireland

Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
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> On Aug 22, 1:34 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> > A 3,000-year old butter barrel with lid and filled
> > with butter was found in an Irish bog.
> >
> > http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?i...tionid=3510212

>
> Bet that's some rancid stuff.


No, the article says it's been converted to adipocere,
which is more like wax.