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Paper can only be recycled 3 times, because the fibers get shorter and weaker each time the paper is recycled.


Dinosaur Air Conditioning


Dinosaur Air Conditioning
New research suggests why some groups of dinosaurs developed such huge nasal cavities. Larry Witmer, a paleontologist at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, has found that the large nasal cavities probably provided a method of cooling the dinosaurs' blood and keeping their brains from overheating.
5 NOVEMBER 1999, P. 1073-1074
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5 NOVEMBER 1999, P. 1073-1074

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