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I was hoping to read about actual wolly mammoths.

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That’s why I clicked on it too. Also, mammoths and mastodons are different animals.

@OutlierBlue @themachine I was hoping to read about that heavy metal band from Atlanta

We are still in c/technology

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Me too. Like obviously I could just go and read about mastodons now, but it just wouldn’t be the same experience.

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