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People that were a little nerdy in high school would look up to me and know it gets better.
Al Yankovic
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Al Yankovic
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 23
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Many years ago I found out something about hamburgers that really grossed me out. You may not know this, so I hope I don’t make you sick, but it turns out hamburgers are actually made out of dead cows. I am not making this up. Needless to say, as soon as I discovered that, I gave up meat entirely.
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