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Pterosaur portrayed as spawn of Satan
... that early in the
history of pterosaur research
, these flying
Mesozoic
reptiles
were variously mistaken for
aquatic animals
,
bats
,
birds
, and even the spawn of
Satan
(pictured)
?
...that the
Hubbard Glacier
is the longest tidewater
glacier
in
Alaska
?
... that
atmospheric models
were not able to outperform
statistical models
in forecasting
tropical cyclone tracks
until the 1990s?
... that the
1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake
apparently triggered an
earthquake swarm
500 kilometers (310 mi) from its epicenter?
... that
Charles Darwin
's
final scientific book
discussed the formation of
mould
through the action of
earthworms
?
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