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Colorado Lab Turns to OnlyFans to Fund Ground Squirrel Research

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Researchers at a Colorado lab are facing financial difficulties and have resorted to creating an OnlyFans account to fund their work. The lab, which studies ground squirrels, is seeking innovative solutions to overcome funding cuts. AI

RANK_REASON The story is about an unusual fundraising method for a research lab, which falls outside standard news categories and leans towards a novelty or meme.

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Colorado Lab Turns to OnlyFans to Fund Ground Squirrel Research

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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