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Sorry, I meant 1000 years. Source: the historical record shows the planet has been in cyclical glaciation for several million years.

Edit: ok maybe several thousand years: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age

But the norm seems to be an ice-free planet. Remember, there are plant remains buried under the arctic permafrost.



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