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Roots of Mother Appalachia (mander.xyz)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://www.cntraveler.com/story/appalachian-mountains-may-have-once-been-as-tall-as-the-himalayas

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[–] [email protected] 101 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Small? The Appalachians today are the resting skeleton of a mountain range so tall and enduring that the mud and sand that washed off them piled miles high and formed the Catskill mountains. The Appalachians were so mighty that their garbage formed mountains

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Big deal, Americans do the same every day!

[–] Mutelogic 7 points 2 years ago

Dammit! I am sleep deprived and grumpy, but you got a good chuckle out of me... Thanks.

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