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Old 12-01-2010, 11:32 AM   #1
Undertoad
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History of the last 200 years in 5 minutes

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Old 12-01-2010, 11:44 AM   #2
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I enjoyed every second of that! Thanks for sharing it.

I liked how he mentioned his own birth year too. I chuckled.
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Old 12-01-2010, 05:58 PM   #3
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very cool
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Old 12-05-2010, 08:54 PM   #4
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Check him out on TED
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