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Humor
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Laughter, the Best
Medicine
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Laugh Lines
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Life in These
United States
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Humor in Uniform
88The Genius
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114 Piece of Mind
by caitlin agnew
118 Brain Games
120 Word Power
124 Photo Finish114
everyday miracles
30 A Lifesaving
Traffic Stop
by caroline fanning
13 things
32 Body-Fat Secrets
You Need to Know
by denise mann
the food on
your plate
36 I Am Citrus
by kate lowenstein
and daniel gritzer
i won!
40 Masters of
Musical Whistling
Competition
we found a fix
42 Store Plastic
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news from the
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52 Don’t Clean Too
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