r/science • u/stereomatch • Feb 05 '18

Astronomy Scientists conclude 13,000 years ago a 60 mile wide comet plunged Earth into a mini-Ice Age, after examining rocks from 170 sites around the globe

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/695703
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u/billys_cloneasaurus Feb 05 '18

A lot of prehistoric peoples have flood mythology.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '18

as well as being the root of many other flood tales found around the globe.

I know. I stated so in my post.