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Baitball Blogger

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1. This is the thought that crossed my mind:

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 10:23 AM

Jan 2020

How many local goat herders actually know about these places, but once they show it to a scientific team, the scientific team gets all the credit for the discovery?

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This is the thought that crossed my mind: Baitball Blogger Jan 2020 #1

I'd bet that you are right and that it happens pretty often. wnylib Jan 2020 #3

My favorite proper credit story is the Baitball Blogger Jan 2020 #5

I haven't heard about that. wnylib Jan 2020 #6

Here's a few links. Apparently it happened more than once in difference countries. Baitball Blogger Jan 2020 #7

Fascinating. Thanks. wnylib Jan 2020 #8

I love stories like this! femmocrat Jan 2020 #2

So do I. Looks like a lot of stone age people wnylib Jan 2020 #4