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a large turkey.  \nVelociraptors were only about the size of a large turkey.  \n2) Tyrannosaurus rex didn't not have teeth as long as bananas.  \nTyrannosaurus rex had teeth as long as bananas.  \n3) The fort made of couch cushions didn't not have a blanket roof and a flashlight inside.  \nThe fort made of couch cushions had a blanket roof and a flashlight inside.  \n4) The chocolate cake didn't not taste amazing at the bake sale.  \nThe chocolate cake tasted amazing at the bake sale.  \n5) A group of flamingos isn't not called a flamboyance.  \nA group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.  \n6) The bike ramp didn't not send the rider three feet into the air.  \nThe bike ramp sent the rider three feet into the air.  \n7) The cannonball splash didn't not soak everyone sitting near the pool.  \nThe cannonball splash soaked everyone sitting near the pool.  \n8) Owls can't not rotate their heads almost all the way around.  \nOwls can rotate their heads almost all the way around.  \n9) 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