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The Rise and Reign of the Mammals with Stephen Brusatte

Factually! with Adam Conover

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The Asteroid That Hit the Earth 66 Million Years Ago

An asteroid hit the earth 66 million years ago. It was traveling like ten times faster than a speeding bullet. When it hit the earth, it released as much energy as one billion nuclear bombs put together. The atmosphere spontaneously combusted across a world. This was all happening. And th, the things that were alive 66million years ago, t rax was there.

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