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Doomsday in Tunguska
Did an asteroid shake the earth 100 years ago, or was it something even more disturbing? (1:52)
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Way to go Smithsonian ... I thought you were supposed to be an educational institution? This video blithely portrays crack-pot theories of what might have happened at Tunguska, and amazingly completely neglects the most probable answer that there was a meteor strike. Not only did you succumb the temptations of trite, sensationalist journalism, but you didn't even give the viewer any information about the actual event in question ... when did it happen? Got any photos? Are there any historical accounts worth noting? You know ... real information.
Posted by Natsirtsu on February 15,2013 | 06:04 PM