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Teen Outsmarts Doctors In Science Class
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6-18-2009 8:28 AM
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tabsey
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It would seem the doctors could be tested for incompetence.
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6-18-2009
11:02 AM
disenchantedcitizen
And their egos need to be reigned in as well.
6-19-2009
3:37 PM
tanyamm
She's a smart girl.
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