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"Factropolis - A Fun Fact Every Day!"
Wow! Death and destruction! That IS a fun fact! Now give us one about Auschwitz! Oooh, oooh, or maybe one about necrotizing fascitis!
I just can't get enough of these "fun" "facts"!
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Road Rage, at September 28, 2008 3:10 AM
If everyone aboard was killed, how did we find out about it?
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Anonymous, at November 12, 2008 3:05 PM
obviously the relatives were wondering what happened to their loved ones... and companies keep record of their ships...
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Anonymous, at January 24, 2009 11:20 AM
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