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Old 04-14-2009, 02:26 PM   #135
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Default Re: Real-Life Weirdness

Following up on the Army of Bears besiege Russian Platinum Mine from last year, is one from the Chinese media:

Thousands of dolphins protect Chinese merchant ships from Somali pirates.

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Originally Posted by XinHuaNet
The Chinese merchant ships escorted by a China's fleet sailed on the Gulf of Aden when they met some suspected pirate ships. Thousands of dolphins suddenly leaped out of water between pirates and merchants when the pirate ships headed for the China's.

The suspected pirates ships stopped and then turned away. The pirates could only lament their littleness befor the vast number of dolphins. The spectacular scene continued for a while.
This is not exactly a credible source, but it is a source of totally wacky RPG ideas.
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