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Re:Rare chunks of Earth's mantle found exposed in Maryland by ceejayoz on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @07:24AM (#26968119)
Verify the claim first. (It's not true.)
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Re:Rare chunks of Earth's mantle found exposed in Maryland by willvarfar on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @07:45AM (#26968260)
Rupert Murdoch owns 21st Century Fox, which brought the magazine in 2015 for $725M.
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Re:Rare chunks of Earth's mantle found exposed in Maryland by ceejayoz on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @07:46AM (#26968269)
Disney bought 21st Century Fox from Murdoch two years later.

His ownership was very brief. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_21st_Century_Fo...

No need to cancel a subscription over old news.

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Re:Rare chunks of Earth's mantle found exposed in Maryland by willvarfar on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @08:00AM (#26968349)
So the money raised by the sale of magazines now goes to research and exploration again?
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Re:Rare chunks of Earth's mantle found exposed in Maryland by ceejayoz on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @08:04AM (#26968376)
The National Geographic Society still exists, yes, and makes money off the partnership with Disney. Their current programs are listed at https://www.nationalgeographic.org/projects/programs/.
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Re:Rare chunks of Earth's mantle found exposed in Maryland by meragrin_ on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @09:31AM (#26969122)
Is there any proof it ever stopped?
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