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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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Your dinosaur neighbors.

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Read more about the facts mentioned:

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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