Mysterious Burmese facility revealed on Google Earth


	Mysterious Burmese facility revealed on Google Earth

tabsey

8-11-2009 5:47 AM

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tabsey says:

Looks like something I was trying to do in Sim City years ago.

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8-11-2009 10:59 AM

Kelika

I thought it was a secret Michael Phelps training facility, but they frown on pot there.

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