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Extra, Extra: Sixth Boroughs, Ranked
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Ben Yakas
Published Dec 19, 2014
Modified Dec 19, 2014
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Published Dec 19, 2014
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- Do you have an internet doppelgänger?
- A woman was shot yesterday afternoon while waiting for a bus in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens.
- The best ghosts of 2014.
- Here's how candy cane is made by hand.
- Dog shoots man.
- Paul McCartney is contemplating writing a song about Eric Garner.
- All of NYC's sixth boroughs, according to the Times, ranked.
- Sometimes Facebook friend requests ,ahref="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-friend-request-spat-leads-arrest/story?id=27715083">lead to arrests.
- Ron Perlman appears to be a Reddit Secret Santa.
- Scientists have figured out how to translate monkey sounds into words!
- And finally, this malfunctioning cat keeps attacking this mellow dog:
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