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2024-11-15 00:13:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6DFEB811729A30D87B8017BC68EB3F0122D790ADDE7C1AB0B4381076C61CC04B
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$3m was not spent studying shrimp on treadmills. The claim by Sen. Coburn was retracted by his spokesperson. Scientists clarified that this was a small portion of wider research, meant to study the impact of water quality. https://www.npr.org/2011/08/23/139852035/shrimp-on-a-treadmill-the-politics-of-silly-studies
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