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Cough dropsRicola11 Flavors of Thai Fisherman s Friend Lozenges Each Pack Size 25 Gram (20-22 lozenges) with Candy Box by Spicy Served by BeesGoophttps://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/goops-netflix-series-its-so-much-worse-than-i-expected-and-i-cant-unsee-it/Science Centers, WYD?https://www.citylab.com/design/2020/01/science-center-downtown-museum-city-history-architecture/602974/You don’t go to the science museum and get handed a pamphlet on electricity. You go to the science museum and you put your hand on a metal ball, your hair sticks up straight… and you know science.look at how green we are!https://twitter.com/kevin_degood/status/1217856463231733760?s=21Just build trainhttps://jalopnik.com/hyperloop-is-the-midwests-answer-to-a-question-no-one-a-1840515757State postpones vote on 2nd Virgin Trains bond allocation - News - vvdailypress.com - Victorville, CAHow Dare You Try To Stop Me, King Emporer Jefferyyy, From Killing The PlanetAmazon threatens to fire critics who are outspoken on its environmental policies - The Washington PostWhat’s funny is that, pushing back against employees asking that you stop killing the planet basically gives away the fact that you know and believe you are killing the planet. So thanks Beff.Furniture Condomshttps://keshow.shop/products/cover-13Pee VestWearable garden vest is nourished by wearer’s own urineChristian healthshareshttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/health/christian-health-care-insurance.htmlDummy Chum and Nut-pickingDummy Chum: events, propaganda, memes, or messages that activate the stupidest ranks within any given group/movement/fanbaseNut-picking: using a whacky outlier position as if it represents a whole group. (basically weak-man fallacy)Ex:// sharing a post of a fringe BLM activist who states that it’s racist to speak to white people and holding it up as representative of the views of the entire movement.What is baby yoda’s name?Fenton Jeff