Diamonds suggest comets caused killer cold spell (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Tiny diamonds sprinkled across North America suggest a "swarm" of comets hit the Earth around 13,000 years ago, kicking up enough disruption to send the planet into a cold spell and drive mammoths and other creatures into extinction, scientists reported on Friday.

Diamonds suggest comets caused killer cold spell (Stuff)

Tiny diamonds sprinkled across North America suggest a "swarm" of comets hit the Earth around 13,000 years ago, sending the planet into a cold spell and driving mammoths and other creatures into extinction.

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Bush family's 18-year-old cat India dies (Grand Forks Herald)

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