GEOFFFFFFFFS LET’S GO~This week Spencer is teaching us about a phenomenon known as coffin-jumping! Next, Madison is here to educate us on leprosy! We’ve got an obituary for a diva with an attitude problem one for a stupid man, and so much more! Oh…and we didn’t forget to top it all of with some dumb.ass.criminalllllllllls!!!!!!!
GEOFFFFFFFFS LET’S GO~This week Spencer is teaching us about a phenomenon known as coffin-jumping! Next, Madison is here to educate us on leprosy! We’ve got an obituary for a diva with an attitude problem one for a stupid man, and so much more! Oh…and we didn’t forget to top it all of with some dumb.ass.criminalllllllllls!!!!!!!
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