There are days when I wish I hadn't read Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything.
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I also heard that the earth switching it's south and north pole is due for a couple of hundred (or thousands, don't know exactly) years. Poor yellowstone ants by the way :)
HA! I was thinking the SAME THING when I read that AP news story. In fact, I don't think I go a week without quoting something from Mr. Bryson's books. You should read "Made in America" if you haven't already.