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An 8-year-old girl pulled an ancient sword out of a lake, and she’s our hero now

sudshr47 October 4, 2018

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Good news everyone, we have a new world leader!

An 8-year-old girl pulled an ancient Viking sword out of a lake during her summer vacation, securing her destiny as savior of the world. 

Saga Vanecek — because of course her name is Saga — unearthed the sword in Tånnö, Sweden while skipping rocks. She told the Local that she found “some kind of stick.”

“I picked it up and was going to drop it back in the water, but it had a handle, and I saw that it was a little bit pointy at the end and all rusty,” she said. Instead of a stick, she pulled out what authorities believe is a thousand-year-old weapon. “I held it up in the air and I said ‘Daddy, I found a sword!'”  Read more…

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Japanese swordsman absolutely destroys a few unlucky snowmen

sudshr47 January 25, 2018

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Tokyo saw its heaviest snow in four years on Monday, and on Tuesday morning Twitter user @kodomokyojin took the opportunity to play samurai. 

While using some very legit moves, he mows down Frosty’s entourage. His sword techniques are badass, but what’s especially impressive about this video is the attention to detail on the first three snowmen. 

They have entire necks, complete faces, and between three to five fingers per hand — all of which the samurai handily destroys.

It’s unclear whether @kodomokyojin made the snowmen himself or simply had the fun of destroying them, but either way the video is oddly satisfying to watch. Read more…

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