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Posted on: February 17, 2010 2:01 PM, by David Dobbs
I guess people like gigantic snakes.
More fun finds (that is, new to me) amid the entries I'm reviewing for the Research Blogging awards: A replicated typo looks at culture-gene studies, genetics, evolution of language, and, occasionally, really big snakes.
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