The Apollo 11 astronauts left a variety of items on the moon. In addition to the flag, the plaque, and the silicon disk with goodwill statements, they left the item shown above. It is a small replica of an olive branch, described as "less than half a foot in length," a traditional symbol of peace. The gesture was intended to serve as "a wish for peace for all mankind."
Photo: Great Images in NASA, via Fresh Photons.
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So... being a branch from an olive tree, doesn't this instead represent the Israeli practice of tearing down other peoples' olive trees? Because that's what the US does.
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glad i'm not the only one seeing little skulls.
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Decades from now, when humans have exterminated themselves, an alien species will find this and wonder why we bothered.
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Look close- it says made in China.
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Mooninites are not impressed by your pathetic, wimpy Terrestial bling. It probably can't even be embedded in teeth and lacks anything resembling a chain. It is going to Cash-4-Gold right now, to fund the purchase of Lottery tickets.
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