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Scientists will outline dramatic evidence this week that suggests a comet exploded over the Earth nearly 13,000 years ago, creating a hail of fireballs that set fire to most of the northern hemisphere. Primitive Stone Age cultures were destroyed and populations of mammoths and other large land animals, such as the mastodon, were wiped out.

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truthiness
May 20, 2007, 2:19 p.m.
13,000 yrs from now some archaeologist (lets assume no records survive), who has no idea what projectile weapons are, performs a dig at baghdad and finds thousands of skeletal remains in piles and bits of metal and stone scattered everywhere, what sort of explanation do you think they will come up with? do you think it would be the correct one?
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Obaku
May 20, 2007, 4:43 p.m.
Something Hard Index Ten happens.
Both science and the Bible agree, from time to time, Divine Providence sees fit to use the Big Eraser on Creation.
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Teech
May 20, 2007, 6:07 p.m.
The gread biblical prophet, Jerry Lee Lewis had it right all the time..........
"Goodness gracious.....great balls of fire!"
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ListenUP
May 20, 2007, 6:52 p.m.
More scientific proof that early man was black! They found diamonds, right? Who wore the bling? Peking man? Nope. It was NeanderBro!
Don't hate me, hate the science.
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NelsonR
May 20, 2007, 8:26 p.m.
The cavemen did not become extinct. I saw just the other day a caveman representing GEICO. This theory has flaws.
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Teech
May 20, 2007, 8:37 p.m.
Yeah well.....when I see it on FOX news then I'll believe it.....and not until!
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GilbertZ
May 20, 2007, 9:08 p.m.
Great story. Can't wait for the new Geico commercial.
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ListenUP
May 21, 2007, 9:31 a.m.
The NeanderBros had microscopic diamond bling cause they didn't have cash for the big ones. They hadn't discovered money yet. Duh.
Don't hate me, hate the history