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Podcast: Things I Learned Last Night
Episode: Why These Petty Scientists Blew Up Dinosaur Fossils | The Bone Wars
Description: Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/tillnpodcastIn the mid-1800s, paleontology was a new and exciting field. Only a handful of dinosaur species had been discovered, offering tantalizing clues about these ancient beasts. Two ambitious paleontologists, Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh, raced to uncover new fossils and name new species, igniting a bitter rivalry known as the “Bone Wars.”Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all...