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Published online 16 May 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070514-11
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Millionaires' pet projects
When philanthropy gets personal.
There are no rules governing how philanthropic money is spent. This has allowed a number of wealthy individuals to throw cash at pet projects — such as when Andrew Carnegie sponsored the expedition that discovered a species of dinosaur, earning him a namesake (Diplodocus carnegiei).
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