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The Shakespearean tall tale that shaped how we see starlings

Researchers debunked a long-repeated yarn that the common birds owe their North American beginnings to a 19th-century lover of the Bard. Maybe this ubiquitous bird’s story is ready for a reboot.

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The Shakespearean tall tale that shaped how we see starlings

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