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I would be absolutely astounded if population growth and industrialisation and all the stuff we are pumping into the atmosphere hadn't changed the climatic balance. Of course it has. There is no valid argument for denial.

David Attenborough

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David Attenborough
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
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The reverse side of the coin in having this extraordinary ability to go anywhere, is that no one anywhere is remote any more.
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