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Rare appearance of the word 'Florida' without 'man' following it.

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Van fears being body shamed

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Chaos has erupted at a major zoo after fears of a dangerous animal escape prompted an immediate emergency lockdown.

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The accused squatters had originally bought the house in 1990 for $255,000 but stopped paying their mortgage by 2006 due to financial constraints. The home ended up in a bank auction after the couple was sued for foreclosure in 2008 and dragged the case out for more than a decade, according to court papers.

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Researchers find that while alcohol impairs face symmetry detection, it does not influence judgments of attractiveness.

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and a partridge in a pear tree

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On the spectrum of cheddar offenses, this is nothing

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Whoopsie-doodle

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Rudolph last seen looking suspicious by the evidence locker

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