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xkcd #3265: Asteroid Threat

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Paleontologists have long worried that the dinosaurs blasted into space 66 million years ago will one day complete their orbits and fall back down.

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[–] Klear@piefed.world 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Will this kill all the birds?

[–] Kenny2999@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SirHery@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 21 hours ago

It is quite a big one, to be fair

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Hey, you know birds aren't real, right?

[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 3 points 20 hours ago

No, we'll have to keep trying

[–] Ooops@feddit.org 2 points 22 hours ago

Why would bringing back non-avain dinosaurs kill the avian dinosaurs?