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		a3n on Aug 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Does Oil Come from Dinosaurs? I've always thought oil came from dinosaurs, and had no idea about the plankton connection until this article. In other words, I woke up this morning "knowing" that oil came from dinosaurs, and I will go to bed tonight knowing it came from plankton. I'm 63.

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dredmorbius on Aug 9, 2021 | | [–]

C'mon. It's a dinosaur.

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