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TIL Pornography users found to be more supportive of women and hold less sexist views than nonusers in representative US sample.

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W7OGA TIL that with an IQ of over 200 Christopher Langan has been called one of the world’s smartest men. He worked as a bouncer for over 20 years, has completed no major academic pursuits, and believes 9/11 was a false flag meant to distract the public from his mathematical theory proving God’s existence
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