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The one thing I've discovered about social media is that people love answering questions. In fact, it sometimes feels like at any given moment, millions of people are online who have been waiting for exactly the question you fire off.
Susan Orlean
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Susan Orlean
Age: 68
Born: 1955
Born: October 31
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