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From the Skeptic Friends Network. This category is for guest contributions that don't fit into the other categories. We accept well written articles and will add them to our archive.
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What's New in Skeptillaneous
Bleach should not go there
By AlexC
Posted on: 08/15/2015
Updated on: 08/15/2015
Child abuse for the sake of fake medicine is still child abuse.
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- Bleach should not go there
Child abuse for the sake of fake medicine is still child abuse.
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