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Aug 2022
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Cosmic Queries – Dinosaur Discoveries wi...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What did dinosaurs really look like? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Marcia Belsky explore questions we all have about dinosaurs, fossils, feathers, and asteroids with paleontologist Kimberly Chapelle. Is Jurassic Park accurate? 
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