According to researchers from China, by the time the asteroid hit, dinosaurs were already in decline. A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that dinosaur diversity appeared to have declined over hundreds of thousands of years before an asteroid impact 66 million years ago. “Climate change could be the reason for the reduction [their] flexibility and diversity,” The Times said.
FDA warns against cooking chicken as cough medicine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns against combining nighttime cold medicines with chicken in response to the “Sleepy Chicken” virus problem. “A recent social media video challenge encourages people to cook chicken in NyQuil (acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, and doxylamine) or other similar over-the-counter cough and cold medication, presumably for eating,” the FDA said in a statement describing the challenge as “stupid and unappetizing.” The #SleepyChicken hashtag has reached 1.2 million views on TikTok, according to Fox News.
Man breaks speed record
A man on a race track in Kentucky broke the Guinness World Record by reversing one mile in 75.18 seconds. Scott Burner set the record for the fastest reverse mile at the National Corvette Museum’s NCM Motorsports Park on Bowling Green. The YouTuber, whose Always In Reverse channel shows him testing the capabilities of cars while reversing, drove a 2017 Corvette for his record-breaking reversing, UPI reports.
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