Washington Man Discovers a Mysterious Extraterrestrial Bottomless Pit Right in His Backyard

Red Elk Intervention

To counter the absurdity of his claims, Mel brought on a trusted community confidant named Red Elk. Red Elk is a Native American man whose family had been living on that plot of land since America got colonized. Red Elk had known about Mel's hole, in fact, he likely discovered it back in 1961...

The More You Know

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England is hit with more tornadoes per square mile than any other country in the world.
It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
There's an asteroid that's worth $95.8 trillion.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.