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“Yeah, Napoleon. Is he hiding a pistol?”

“Yeah, Napoleon. Is he hiding a pistol?”

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“When the gods grumble, LISTEN!!”

“When the gods grumble, LISTEN!!”

For as long as there have been people in Connecticut, the gods of Machimoodus have

“While there is a limit to human intelligence, there is none for stupidity.”

“While there is a limit to human intelligence, there is none for stupidity.”

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Buffalo never roamed in the West

Buffalo never roamed in the West

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“He smelled like rotting fish!?”

“He smelled like rotting fish!?”

Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China died in 210 B.C. He was on

“Did slavery make the South rich?”

“Did slavery make the South rich?”

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“Hey!  If you don’t want to pay a living wage; do it yourself!”

“Hey!  If you don’t want to pay a living wage; do it yourself!”

Roman history records five widespread Plebian Secessions between 494 and 287 BC.

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