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Ancient 'Loch Ness monster' had arthritis
Ancient creatures resembling stout-necked Loch Ness Monsters apparently developed arthritis in their monster jaws, revealing that even such lethal killers could suffer from and eventually succumb to diseases of old age, researchers find. FULL STORY
Simon Powell


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