TIL that the first Emperor of China's tomb (Of Terracotta Army fame) has not yet been explored. Ancient historians wrote that the tomb contains rivers of mercury mechanically operated to flow like real rivers; modern tests have reported mercury levels in the soil over 100 times what occurs naturally

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum_of_the_First_Qin_Emperor#Archaeological_studies



Submitted March 18, 2015 at 08:41PM by Gizoogle http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zh2k1/til_that_the_first_emperor_of_chinas_tomb_of/