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    Extra Extra: Trump Wants NASA To Focus On Going To 'Mars (Of Which The Moon Is A Part)'

    by Ben Yakas
    Published June 7, 2019
    Modified June 7, 2019
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    — Humor And Animals (@humorandanimals) June 7, 2019

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