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I’m surprised this isn’t bigger news than it is...

When the story first broke last night (north America time), the moderators quickly put it in Chat/Bloggers, then moved it back to News after a few complaints.

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Here in Europe, it is big news. The Czech TV commentators referred to it as “once in a lifetime” event, and had good coverage of it, even referencing the 1908 Tunguska Event as well. They had about a solid 20 minute-long piece on the incident, and the Czech astronomers they interviewed basically asserted that Chelyabinsk “dodged a bullet” and that it could have been infinitely worse.