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I've been reading posts on its for quite awhile and finally decided to take the plunge and join in on some of the conversations. Many of you are an interesting lot and I've learned alot of things from many of you.

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Hello. Tell us about some of the topics that interest you.

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Welcome Whatsit

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I like general conspiracies, occult, urban legends, crypto.. I guess I should say I like alot of different things and have read quite a bit of things from most of the forums. I'm an old grandma and one of my grandchildren is autistic and that's how I first started reading at this site the medical conspiracies

Welcome Whatsit. I hope you'll enjoy your stay.

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