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            <news:title><![CDATA[Socratea Exorrhiza: The Trees With Roots So Weird, Scientists Once Proposed That They Could "Walk"]]></news:title>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[The “Sasquatch Of The Sea” Was Feared To Be Lost, But The Discovery Of A Hidden Lair Spells Hope For One Of California’s Most Vital Habitats]]></news:title>
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            <news:title><![CDATA[The Mystery Of Thorin: For 50,000 Years, A Cave-Dwelling Population Of Neanderthals Stayed Isolated From Their Peers]]></news:title>
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