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Many people around the world will celebrate Earth Day tomorrow to raise awareness about protecting the
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But one self-made scientist high in the Colorado Rockies began doing that unintentionally nearly fortyfive years ago. Boredom is the reason that Billy Barr began recording the nature around him.
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