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DFW

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4. They should take care not to be too disappointed

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2020, 04:17 AM

Jan 2020

Who would want to admit that all this effort was spent just to find that home-owners insurance on some planet near Alpha Centauri was on sale 271 million light years ago?

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Astronomers Stunned by Repeating Fast Radio Burst Detected in Nearby Galaxy [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2020 OP

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You know they're gonna wanna come see for themselves, though. ZZenith Jan 2020 #3

They should take care not to be too disappointed DFW Jan 2020 #4

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