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Pennies aren’t gross, you are.
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Henry Winkler Considers Adam Sandler Nothing Less Than an Auteur
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Sci Fi-Grade Experiments That (Somehow) Happened
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Scientific curiosity is pretty much a requirement for anyone in STEM-related fields, and it's definitely responsible for a ton of technological advancements. But it's also responsible for a ton of shenanigans.
Look, we get it. At some point the pressure gets to great thinkers of the world, and they just say "screw it" and do some impressively wild stuff. Like:
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