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• “The first to unspool his findings was David McKay, the NASA researcher who introduced the world to the softball-sized meteorite from Mars that, for a short time in the mid-1990s, was hailed as containing strong evidence that life once existed on that planet.”

  Simon & Schuster: First Contact

• “Not to fret, there ARE baseball- and softball-sized diamonds elsewhere in the gem halls.”

  The Huffington Post: Zoe P. Strassfield: Space History in DC -- Better the Second Time

• “Over the last 12 years as an extreme storm chaser, I've risked my life documenting the most powerful and deadly natural disasters on the planet, including mile-wide F5 tornadoes, softball-sized hail, and over a dozen hurricanes in the U.S. and Caribbean, including the devastating Hurricane Katrina from Slidell, Louisiana.”

  The Huffington Post: Reed Timmer: 'Into The Storm': "Storm Chasers" Reed Timmer's Extreme Weather Adventures(PHOTOS) (VIDEO)

• “The Baltimore Sun reports that softball-sized, milky white, bell-shaped jellyfish with long, trailing tentacles could be seen moving slowly about Thursday in the murky water by the USS Constellation.”

  The Washington Post: Jellyfish in the Inner Harbor?

• “Some communities had multiple passes at this storm — including golf ball-, baseball- and softball-sized hail, said McLeod County Emergency Management Director Kevin Mathews, who said two tractor-trailers were blown off local highways.”

  USA Today: Fierce storm surprises Wis. campers, child killed

• “In addition to the powerful, softball-sized orbs, you'll need the Booster, a miniature amplifier/receiver to power them.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Rock the Desktop

• “He gets a big box of the stuff from Brad Berlin, the team's equipment manager, and said he's chewed a softball-sized wad before, though I'm not sure I can believe that.”

  The Washington Post: Danny Smith's bubble gum habit

• “In addition to the tornado, the responsible thunderstorm generated softball-sized hail.”

  The Washington Post: Eight years ago: Tornado devastates La Plata, Md.

• “Keep reading for more on how hailstones are formed and why some turn out clear while others grow to be cloudy or white softball-sized bombs.”

  The Washington Post: What makes hail clear, not cloudy?

• “Baseball - and softball-sized hail that fell near Hughesville, Md., during the storm of April 28, 2002.”

  The Washington Post: What makes hail clear, not cloudy?

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