Pieces of the Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Are Found in Hell Creek Formation, North Dakota
Hell Creek State park, site of the asteroid fragmentsWikimedia Commons. Experts believe the impact crater to be in Chicxulub, off the coast of Mexico. Along with the asteroid, scientists also found dead fish, a turtle impaled with a stick, and a dinosaur’s foot. The Hell Creek formation is 2,000 miles from the Chicxulub impact crater, which gives us an idea about the intensity of the asteroid’s collision with earth.
Read full storyA Family of Five From Minnesota Is The World’s Tallest Family
Meet the Trapp family, whose combined height is half a tennis court long. The Trapp family from Minnesota, now the world's tallest family.Guinness World Records. The Guinness Book of World Records confirms the world's tallest family, the Trapp family from Esko, MN. Half a tennis court is the length of the family's combined height. The average height of the family members is 203.29 cm (6 ft 8.03 in).
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