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 October 22, 2020

Dinosaur Asteroid Hit Worst Case Place

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Today's Nerdy Curio is brought to you by 60-Second Science. The mass extinction asteroid happened to strike a place where the rock contained lots of organic matter, and sent soot into the stratosphere where it could block sunlight for years.  

-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Aired October 22, 2020

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