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Mongolian couple dies of bubonic plague after eating raw rodent meat, sparking massive quarantine
A couple recently died of the bubonic plague after eating raw marmot kidney, setting off a quarantine that trapped people in the country.
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Mummy Found Wearing Adidas Boots Is ‘Proof Of Time Travel’
Internet users have decided that time travel is real after a 1,500-year-old mummy was pictured wearing what appear to be Adidas boots. The fashion-forward mummy was found 10,000 feet up in Mongolia’s Altai mountains - and dates from more than a millennia before the rise of the iconic German footwear brand. One Liveleak user commented, ‘The mummy had on some Adidas in the first pic?’ Experts believe that the foot wrappings are, in fact, a sign of high status - rather than devotion to the sports b
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#Daydream: Riders Participate in the Mongolia Bike Challenge
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We've Got You Clooney: Here's Your Perfect Honeymoon
George Clooney is finally settling down. Yesterday, we gave you the perfect wedding cake for your destination wedding and today, Yahoo Travel has pitched in to plan your perfect honeymoon. It ain’t easy for the paparazzi to track you down in a yurt in Mongolia’s Gobi desert.