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Extra, Extra: Your Farts Might Cure Cancer


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Published Jul 12, 2014

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  • Shaquille O'Neal made a colorwheel meme just for that flipflopper LeBron James.
  • Scientists at the University of Exeter claim smelling farts might prevent cancer.
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