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From: agz@pucc-k (Andrew Banta)
Newsgroups: net.cooks,net.flame
Subject: Re: Re: Truth in Advertising?
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Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 10:05:35 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 27 10:05:35 1984
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Organization: Dept. of  Mental Instability, Purdue University
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> What I've always wondered is why the closer to the equator people live, the
> darker their skin tends to be. It seems that in the interests of maintainting
> a reasonable body temperature, it should be just the opposite.
> 	Wayne

In the interests of protecting the skin from burning, this is correct
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Andy Banta			{decvax!allegra!ihnp4}!pur-ee!pucc-k!agz
Dept. of Mental Instability, Purdue University --- "I'm OK, You're a CS Major"
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