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30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them

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While it might sound counterintuitive, the real issue often isn’t perceiving the truth, it’s admitting that it’s true in the first place. “The truth hurts,” “the uncomfortable truth” and other phrases are almost cliche at this point, but this doesn’t make them less correct.

Someone asked, “What’s something that’s painfully obvious but people will never admit?” and people shared their best uncomfortable truth bombs. From the fact that life isn’t fair, to interesting psychological realities, get comfortable, perhaps take some notes as you scroll through, upvote your favorites, and be sure to share your own ideas in the comments section below.

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#1

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Just because you're offended doesn't mean you're right.

KaJuNator , Keira Burton / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

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#2

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Cutting taxes on the rich helps nobody but the rich.

almo2001 , Kelly Sikkema / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

182points

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#3

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Social media is poison.

JJCDAD , Sara Kurfeß / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

177points

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It’s not exactly clear who coined the phrase “the truth hurts,” but some variant of it has been around for centuries. While it’s so unhelpfully common, the painful truth is that the truth really can hurt. Psychologists believe that the act and feeling of our preconceived notions being shattered is, ultimately, painful.

It can be hard to admit you are wrong and that, presumably, you wasted a lot of time sticking to incorrect information. Sometimes this can mean overturning an entire worldview which is often such a challenge. Unfortunately, just the idea of reworking everything you know might be too much for some, leading them to simply live in denial. Not just a river in Egypt, as the saying goes.

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#4

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Looks really, really, really matter.

It's f*****g dumb, and not right, but it just seems to be this constant in life.

The better you look, or the better you MAKE yourself look, you will notice people are more pleasant to you.

FriendsForEternityLH , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

154points

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#5

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them You can do everything 100% right and be the best in the world, but sometimes it just comes down to pure chance.

Johnlc29 , cottonbro studio cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

152points

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#6

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them That the American 2 party system is not good for the USA.

overpacked , Clay Banks/ unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

152points

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#7

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Celebrities aint s**t.

_Tweebo_ , Brett Sayles / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

151points

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#8

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Adults still have no idea what the f**k they are doing. I never knew that as a child.

wvutom , Sander Sammy / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

149points

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#9

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Nobody’s success is ever solely their own doing.

NocturnalPermission , krakenimages / unsplash (not the actual photo Report

Final score:

140points

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#10

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Working in the customer services industries (retail, restaurants, etc.) are difficult. Physically, emotionally, and mentally difficult.

Sad-Panda94 , Blake Wisz / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

136points

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#11

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them People are very often rewarded for being truly terrible human beings.

Selfish, greedy, narcisistic, sociopathic, all traits that will help someone get ahead in life by walking over the backs of others.

shaidyn , Peter Forster / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

125points

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#12

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them The vast majority of people know exactly what their problems are and what they would need to do to fix them, they just feel too unequipped or overwhelmed to follow through.

JizOrSomeSayJism , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

120points

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#13

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them A lot of the time, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.

CaptWoodrowCall , Jopwell / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

118points

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#14

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Your mental health is directly affected by your physical health.

Blackfell0518 , Anupam Mahapatra / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

113points

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#15

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them All those bad things you hear happening to other people can, in fact, happen to you too because you aren't special.

BigTiddyTamponSlut , MART PRODUCTION / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

110points

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#16

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Some people will not like you, and there's nothing you can do about it. Trying to force a friendship or relationship with someone who doesn't love you back isn't going to work. Yet very few people ever learn this lesson, nor do they want to hear about it either, they think they'll be the one person that can find that magic trick (they won't).

llcucf80 , Dương Nhân / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

107points

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#17

When people say we're better than this, we're really not.

We killed the buffalo to kill the native Americans. We gave them smallpox infected blankets.

We imprisoned our own citizens for having parents born in Japan, but not Italians or Germans.

We freed the slaves only to reenslave with Jim Crow laws.

We've done evil and have to wage war against our worst instincts or we'll do it again.

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Final score:

105points

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#18

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Life is actually easier the more responsible you are.

PowerInThePeople , Radu Florin / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

103points

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#19

MONEY CAN BUY HAPPINESS!!!! Those who say it doesn't are shopping in the wrong places

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103points

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#20

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Everybody picks their nose, it's what happens next that sets us apart.

weristjonsnow , Daniel Kondrashin / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

96points

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#21

Big touch screens in cars are incredibly stupid and dangerous.

Yes a lot of people know and admit this, but car makers haven’t gotten the message. Not substantially enough.

Final score:

96points

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#22

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them You can't actually be anything you want in life. You can try and more power to you for trying it, but your personal skill set and the way your brain works may not enable you to do whatever you can dream up.

pheat0n , Anthony Tran / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

90points

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#23

Sleep is super important and no sleep culture is a stupid way of justifying it.

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Final score:

87points

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#24

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Most people are parakeets and mindlessly repeat whatever is regurgitated in their environment or social milieu. We're all guilty of it to varying degrees.

Adonis_by_Proxy , pavan adepu / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

84points

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#25

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Trying to love someone more won't fix the relationship. Hoping simply loving them will solve the problem won't always work. Never assume you're the exception.

Keynei , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

80points

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#26

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Boredom is healthy for promoting thinking.

Petulantraven , Maria Geller / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

79points

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#27

You can make no mistakes and still lose.

You can make nothing but mistakes and still win.

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Final score:

68points

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#28

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them You might not like it but you need help. Everyone needs help at some point or another whether mentally, emotionally or otherwise.

Most of us are painfully aware of the need at some time but admitting to it and acting on that need goes unheeded.

Zetsubou51 , Rosie Sun / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

65points

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#29

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them that life waits for no one. life is so short and it just *ends* and we’re all not gonna matter one day. so move on and do whatever the f**k u want in this life.

No-Collection-2165 , Matt Bennett / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

62points

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#30

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Some relationships are forced. Every day feels like a 2nd job after getting off work. If you find yourself “going to work after work”, you need to start asking yourself if the relationship is really a relationship and not a second job.

Thank god for my second wife for opening my eyes to what a “relationship” really is.

2dazeTaco , Timur Weber / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

54points

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#31

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them I can totally believe it’s not butter

discostew919 , https://www.icantbelieveitsnotbutter.com/en (not the actual photo) Report

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30points

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#32

Some of the dumbest animals on the planet are happier than the smartest people.

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29points

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#33

Just try to be the best person you can be for the people around you. They’re all you really have at the end of the day.

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29points

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#34

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them That people who put others down are insecure.

Elle12881 , Keira Burton/ pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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27points

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#35

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them That people do pee in the swimming pool.

abgry_krakow84 , Serena Repice Lentini / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

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25points

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#36

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them People in power (politicians, the rich, etc) don't give two s**ts about you or your troubles. None of them will change your life. Hell, I'm neither and have my own troubles to deal with. Edit: I am usually caring to neighbors and friends. Two jobs to pay for my wife's cancer bills while also trying to raise our 2 kids because she's in the hospital kind of saps your time and energy.

hobbes8889 , History in HD / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

25points

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#37

expecting limitless growth from a limited planet will lead to the extinction of our species

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#38

Having a baby will not save or fix your relationship.

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22points

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#39

Things as they are, are not at all sustainable.

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21points

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#40

Propoganda works on smart people too

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#41

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Once you're an adult most people don't care about your well being.

toriabastet , whoislimos / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

19points

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#42

If you're attractive, society treats you extremely well.

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Final score:

19points

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#43

You can work your a*s off and still not get as far as other people who have network.

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#44

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them Humans HATE to admit to feeling jealous, yet it’s usually very clear to those around you.

TurquoiseLady , Budgeron Bach / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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18points

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#45

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them If you work hard, the guy who works smarter will probably beat you and make it look easy. Work smarter. My policy is, "There is an easier way to di anything, you just have to find it" . Some my disagree but it's gotten me quite far, and I don't intend on stopping.

Radiant_Mine_6793 , Hunters Race / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

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18points

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#46

All American news is biased.

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#47

That the next few decades are going to be a living hell for the majority of people on this planet. What we're experiencing at the moment in terms of freak weather, inequality, and economic and political instability are just the start, and we're going to look back on this period as relatively easy living compared to just about every educated projection of what the future holds for us.

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Final score:

18points

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#48

No one ever thinks about you as negatively as you fear they do nor as positively as you hope they do, and no matter what they think about you, it doesn’t last long, and it doesn’t mean what you think it means.

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#49

Social customs don’t exist outside of the society that created them. Therefore, if enough people get off their asses and actually take action to create societal change it can be very easily achieved.
People love to virtue signal but most of them don’t actually do anything to put their money where their mouths are.

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#50

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them The human condition is one of pain and loss.

Lara_Lor-Van , Fa Barboza/ unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

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15points

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#51

Even if you think you wiped yourself totally clean another wipe is always necessary

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15points

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#52

It's not your business what someone thinks of you.

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15points

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#53

Your hard-earned money losing value is a bad thing

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13points

#54

Life ain't fair, and the world is mean.

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13points

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#55

People making conversation just for the atmosphere to not be awkward. It’s okay to have silence, but in a close knit area like a car/sauna people will just generate random small talk conversation for effectively no reason at all which makes everyone psychologically more awkward and uncomfortable. Sometimes silence is fine guys. And also awkward eye glances etc just be natural.

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12points

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#56

Cars destroy countries in more ways than one. Environment aside, it has destroyed communities with redlining. It has made us dependent on paying for “convenience” when it actually destroys actual chances of convenience, ie walkable cities. I’m not saying you can’t have your truck, Kyle, I’m just saying that we shouldn’t be forced into using only one option; ESPECIALLY when countries like the US are so large.

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12points

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#57

Nobody is the villain in their own story.

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#58

The “good guys” are not always “good” to you.

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#59

Most people that talk about politics are not an expert and don’t know 100% what they’re talking about. Probably not even near 100%. Or even 50%. Including me. Including you.

That’s why I try not to have too strong opinions. Sometimes I fail, but y’know I try. It’d be nice to be more active and knowledgeable in the world and in my country, but I feel like it takes more than a few google searches and news articles to understand the subject.

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11points

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#60

Some people are dumb. Like seriously. No, I'm not even joking. They. Are DUMB. like not mute. Dumb. Like they somehow got past high school but still... How are you even functioning. Go you. Congratulations on fooling the system. Go eat your cheetos and mountain dew. [pats your shoulder].

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11points

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#61

The laws of supply and demand also apply to housing.

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#62

There’s a lot of stupid people out there. Seriously, nearly half the population is less than average intelligence.

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#63

You are responsible for all your problems in life.

It may not be your fault, and it may be unfair, but you are still responsible.

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#64

30 Facts That Are True But Some People Refuse To Accept Them We're rich because others are poor.

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8points

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#65

NFL refs are gambling. To many obvious blown calls missed in the last few seasons. NFL has their own Donaghy situation.

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4points

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#66

Attraction is pure luck.

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I am a writer at Bored Panda. Despite being born in the US, I ended up spending most of my life in Europe, from Latvia, Austria, and Georgia to finally settling in Lithuania. At Bored Panda, you’ll find me covering topics ranging from the cat meme of the day to red flags in the workplace and really anything else. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, beating other people at board games, cooking, good books, and bad films.

I am a writer at Bored Panda. Despite being born in the US, I ended up spending most of my life in Europe, from Latvia, Austria, and Georgia to finally settling in Lithuania. At Bored Panda, you’ll find me covering topics ranging from the cat meme of the day to red flags in the workplace and really anything else. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, beating other people at board games, cooking, good books, and bad films.

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Squishy 10 months ago

These aren't at all "truth"s, they're food for thought. To call them "truth"s just means you have a big ego lol

5points

Jesha 10 months ago

He also put 'I had an epiphany' in the poll as if that's incredibly likely to happen in this our clickbait comment section.

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General Anaesthesia 10 months ago

Some are not true at all, disinformation. The "poll" doesn't allow for that.

1point

MetaMaxNL 10 months ago

America is not the land of the free

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Squishy 10 months ago

These aren't at all "truth"s, they're food for thought. To call them "truth"s just means you have a big ego lol

5points

Jesha 10 months ago

He also put 'I had an epiphany' in the poll as if that's incredibly likely to happen in this our clickbait comment section.

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General Anaesthesia 10 months ago

Some are not true at all, disinformation. The "poll" doesn't allow for that.

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MetaMaxNL 10 months ago

America is not the land of the free

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