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DID EARTH ONCE HAVE MULTIPLE MOONS?
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5-8-2008 11:57 AM
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Lucky we still don't, it would mean more Lunatics!
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5-8-2008
2:54 PM
urbanlife
That is a good one! I will have to pass that little joke around!
5-18-2008
6:38 AM
carrerinyes
Lunatics Unite!
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