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552. Freakonomics Radio Presents: The Economics of Everyday Things

Freakonomics Radio

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The Economics of Everyday Things

The Hell Creek formation is a stretch of rock that runs through Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas. The first documented T-Rex discovery was made in the Hell Creek formation in 1902. A Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton named Stan went for more than five times its minimum estimated sale price. When you find fossils on public land, you're not allowed to sell them.

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