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WEDNESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 1978
You did the Mannequin Challenge again for old times' sake.
The standing still was flawless. The getting up took a team, a run-up and a noise you'd never made before.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
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- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- You "speak your truth". Your truth is mostly about the bin rota.
- Your soulmate is out there. Currently leaving someone better on read.
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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