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Kensington Stone Hoax and Hickory Nuts Question Column
Readers receive canned answers by mail on topics from the Kensington Rune Stone hoax to whether all hickory nuts are edible. The exchange cites the 1958 Wisconsin study by Erik Wahlgren calling the Kensington inscription a late 19th century hoax and notes nut varieties with bitter or sweet kernels and the origin of the hickory and dingo debates.
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Charleston
Mareen
Bureau
Washington, D. C
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University of Wisconsin
Erik Wahlgren
Minnesota
Norst
Minnésota
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