Episode #612
News Items
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Item #1
Science
Two dinosaurs, a velociraptor and a protoceratops, were preserved in a literal action pose, in the act of combat as they clawed and bit each other. http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/fighting-dinos/the-fighting-dinosaurs/
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Item #2
Science
Most dinosaurs did not chew their food, but hadrosaurs did, with their (approximately) 1000 teeth. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/Hadrosaur.shtml
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Item #3
Fiction
Sauropods, the largest dinosaurs, had an enlargement at the base of their spinal cords that acted as a relay center or second brain. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-double-dinosaur-brain-myth-12155823/
Science or Fiction
Skeptical Quote of the Week
“Truth is born into this world only with pangs and tribulations, and every fresh truth is received unwillingly. To expect the world to receive a new truth, or even an old truth, without challenging it, is to look for one of those miracles which do not occur.” - Alfred Russel Wallace
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Item #1
Science
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