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How Smart Will Humans Be in 2020?
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6-19-2008 7:42 PM
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6-20-2008
6:16 AM
jmjoness
With the way things are going now I think the question should be "how much dumber will people be in 2020?"
6-22-2008
9:45 AM
skwirlinator
LOL, aint dat da twuth
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