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Extra, Extra: A Haunting 'Garfield' Question Has Been Answered
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Published Oct 19, 2017
Modified Oct 19, 2017
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- Gold Star Father Khizr Khan explains why "every word is wrong" with Trump's remarks to Sgt. Johnson's widow.
- We finally have an answer as to whether Jon drank dog semen in a classic 1990's Garfield comic strip.
- Nondisclosure agreements protect the Harvey Weinstein in your workplace.
- A brand has already created a necklace based on the #MeToo sexual assault hashtag.
- Here's a story about a real life Gone Girl situation.
- A former model has accused David Blaine of rape.
- The Washington Post reports on the race to save coffee.
- Nancy Cartwright performs all seven of her major The Simpsons characters (Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Database, Todd Flanders, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Ralph Wiggum, and Maggie Simpson) in under 40 seconds.
- What happens when humongous stars die?
- And finally, this very good boy is wondering when he can eat himself:
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