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 * ... that El Infiernito (pictured) is an archaeological site in Colombia, which served as a center of purification rites for the Muisca people, as well as a rudimentary astronomical observatory?


 * ...that Cetartiodactyla is a hypothesis based on DNA that suggests whales and hippos are related?


 * ... that the stems in the pseudo-trunk of the extinct fern Tempskya decayed as the plant matured, leaving a layer of adventitious roots behind?


 * ... that the early dinosaur-like animal Lagerpeton was only 70 cm long?


 * ... that the Eltanin Impact of a small asteroid in the Pacific Ocean resulted in the highest density of deposited meteoritic material on Earth?