This week I learned the dinosaurs could still be alive today if the asteroid had hit pretty much anywhere else, and more
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- Dinosaurs might not be extinct had the asteroid struck elsewhere (The New York Times)
- Daytime injuries heal twice as fast as wounds sustained at night (New Scientist)
- Different houses and rooms host more types of bugs than others (ZME Science)
- A penguin's waddle is more efficient than your walk (who's laughing now?) (Curiosity)
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