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3Hotdogs

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3. Fuking polio. It was almost totally irradiated in 2000. Then the U.S. Navy intelligence sent doctors into Pakistan where

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Sat Jul 11, 2026, 08:15 AM

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Osama Bin Ladin was hiding to give polio immunizations to village residents BUT ALSO to gather intelligence on Osama. The news got out about the dual purpose of the immunizations. After that, there are reports of people refusing the vaccine because it's purpose is to spy on people.

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