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TIL Marilyn Monroe quoted as saying “There is nothing positive about being fat, and there is nothing positive about loving yourself. We all need to conform to society’s expectations of who we are, and if we don’t, who will? - I was never fat a day in my life and I never will be”

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0drvy TIL U.S. citizens who have never resided in the U.S. and have a parent or legal guardian that was last domiciled in one of 12 States (Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wyoming) are not eligible to vote.
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