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Dinosaurs grew feathers for heat regulation, but the ones that started flying started becoming birds.

Howard Rheingold

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Howard Rheingold
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 7
Essayist
Literary Critic
Sociologist
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Phoenix
Arizona
Bird
Ones
Dinosaurs
Becoming
Feathers
Grew
Regulation
Started
Birds
Heat
Flying

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