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Stonehenge Discovered Under Lake Michigan

A researcher has found a Stonehenge style megalithic site at the bottom of Lake Michigan, alongside a boulder with a prehistoric carving of a mastodon.  Mark Holley, professor of underwater archeology at Northwestern Michigan University College, discovered the megalithic site as he travelled across the lake in a ship equipped with sonar technology to examine old shipwrecks. Americanintelligencereport.com reports: While combing Grand Traverse Bay they observed unique rock formations resembling Stonehenge, and rocks with strange engravings, one which Holley believes to be a Mastodon.

North Korean Submarine Missing, US Officials Confirm

Three senior U.S. military officials have confirmed that North Korea have lost contact with one of its submarines this week.  According to U.S. spy satellites, ships and aircraft have monitored the situation over the past week, and observed that the North Korean navy have been struggling to find the missing sub. Usni.org reports: “About week ago it went missing and the speculation is that it sank,” the official told USNI News.

Plastic Eating Bacteria Found By Japanese Scientists

Scientists in Japan have discovered a new species of bacteria that can digest and breakdown the common plastic known as PET or polyethylene terephthalate. PET is considered to be a major environmental hazard because it is highly resistant to breakdown CBS News reports: An estimated 342 million tons of plastic are produced annually worldwide, and currently, only about 14 percent is collected for recycling, according to the World Economic Forum.

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