An HONEST Headline of water on the moon


	An HONEST Headline of water on the moon

Oortcloud

11-13-2009 3:47 PM

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Oortcloud says:

Usually the news like to exaggerate a find and use headlines stating something as a fact when its merely a supposition. Now we know for a FACT. Water is on the moon. That is important in so many ways and knowledge that we can use.

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