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When I was a kid I always wanted to be a mad scientist. I don't know... a regular scientist just was no one.

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Tim Burton
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 25
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Staring Girl I once knew a girl who would just stand there and stare. At anyone or anything, she seemed not to care She'd stare at the ground, She'd stare at the sky. She'd stare at you for hours, and you'd never know why. But after winning the local staring contest, she finally gave her eyes a well-deserved rest.
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