TIL that after the Taliban blew up two giant 4th-century Buddha statues, a network of caves were discovered which held ancient Buddhist paintings and another giant Buddha statue. This previously undiscovered statue was 62 ft tall, bigger than the two that were destroyed.

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[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Wow that's amazing. What dedication.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Such a tragic monumental loss. If only they could understand that the destruction of these statues was adding to the horrific destruction of the mosque in Iraq. We've witnessed the defilement of our global history.

The SPCOTUS created this outcome and endured this would happen by interfering in the 2000 selection. Selection.

The SPCOTUS is illegitimately political.