stackyFACTSAn asteroid the size of a city slammed into the modern-day Yucatan Peninsula, instantly ending millions of years of reptilian dominance. The resulting ash cloud blocked the sun, aggressively chilling the planet and allowing tiny, terrified mammals to finally inherit the earth.
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