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Sometimes I eavesdrop on people. I could rationalize it - oh, this is good anthropological research for characters I'm writing - but it's basically just nosiness. It also helps me gauge where I'm at: Am I normal?

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Mindy Kaling
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: June 24
Actor
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Cambridge
Massachusetts
Vera Mindy Chokalingam
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