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Nov 2022
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Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Phys...

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Larry Spring’s Museum of Common Sense Physics in Fort Bragg, California begs the question: what do you do with a science museum where the science preserved inside is a kind of folk art? READ MORE IN THE ATLAS https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/larry-spring-school-common-sense-physics 
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