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Campus Queries: What is Groundhog Day, and does science support its predictions?
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Summary
(Victoria Li/Daily Bruin senior staff) Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: What is Groundhog Day, and to what extent does scientific accuracy support its predictions? A: Every Feb. 2, thousa
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