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Jun 2021
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Will Future Civilizations Get Oil From H...

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Learn the easiest way to forgive and forget; whether human fossils can produce oil; and what bees yell when surprised.

The forgetting part of "forgive and forget" is easier when you forgive emotionally by Kelsey Donk

If we get oil from dinosaur fossils, will future civilizations get oil from human fossils? by Steffie Drucker (Listener question from Hunter in Chicago)

Bees Yell “Whoop” When They're Surprised by Anna Todd

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