An irritating and frankly dangerous hazard at the popular caves in Tongren City, China, was finally dealt with recently by an enterprising tourist. And they want to track him down and fine him! For getting rid of a useless piece of rock growing for millions of years one mineral-laden drop at a time! No good deed goes unpunished.
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10:05 am Fri
Jun 9, 2017
Tourist kicks over annoying 10-million-year old stalagmite
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