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skrebbel
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Does Oil Come from Dinosaurs?
There's a great XKCD "What If" about this. It answers the question "As plastic is made from oil and oil is made from dead dinosaurs, how much actual real dinosaur is there in a plastic dinosaur?"
https://what-if.xkcd.com/101/
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