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Geomagnetic reversal

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Earth has a big pull.

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It works like a giant magnet. Sometimes the pull flips around. The top and bottom swap. This happened a long time ago. It can happen again. Do you feel the pull?
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Geomagnetic polarity 0-169 Ma.svg

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