A meteorite explosion over a remote region of Russia in the Ural Mountains Friday injured 950 people and damaged hundred of buildings.
But that didn't stop Russian-speaking web users from having a sense of humor about the — albeit terrifying — spectacle of a giant fireball exploding in their midst.
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