The Origin Of The Word Boob

The word BOOB probably originated sometime in the Neanderthal age of cave drawings. Here's proof.

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This is older than my grandma. Literally.

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i feel like this could be the cure for cancer

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this is very informative.

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So this gets reposted - to the front page - but my amazing post about a church doing something honorable for once is completely ignored?

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