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A huge 3 mile wide asteroid went by Earth yesterday-today at a range of 4.5 million miles. I looked for 4179 Toutatis this morning but only saw satellites and a couple of meteorites. Hopefully it will keep on going...
well if you think that 12-12-12 is so special, just wait untill 13-13-13:) thats the month after December for that year!:):)
This link has the full story and even has goldstone radar images of it tumbling. 
"Big Asteroid Tumbles Harmlessly Past Earth"
"Big Asteroid Tumbles Harmlessly Past Earth"
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