Reading American Midnight, about how civil liberties were absolutely fucked after the US entered World War I.
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https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/moonfact.html
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https://eurekamag.com/research/001/061/001061121.php
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Ah, gotcha. What type of cheese did it turn into, out of curiosity?
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Ah thanks for the info. I'll still give it a try though :)
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