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Lena Birkholz, Jacob Halabe, Maisie Thompson

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Andrea Zhou

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Griffin Bonnin Jones

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  • Historical Issue

    Mozart Annihilates Beethoven in Searing New Diss Track “Piano Sonata No. 9”

    Chicago Shady Dealer / June 5, 2024

    AUSTRIA– The biggest music beef of 1790 just had its most exciting update yet. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart utterly destroyed longtime rival Ludwig Van Beethoven with the smash track “Piano Sonata No. 9.” The…

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  • Historical Issue

    Ask Senator McCarthy: Is My Mom Communist?

    Chicago Shady Dealer / June 5, 2024

    I am thoroughly convinced that this person who I know as my “mom” is not my real mother. She is some KGB spy that looks just like her, but is not her, you…

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  • Historical Issue

    Who Is This Man With Opposable Thumbs and Why Is He So Much Better Than the Rest of Us at Foraging?

    Chicago Shady Dealer / June 5, 2024

    Gronk’s opposable thumbs reportedly also make daily tasks much easier. Gronk can throw farther, hold objects more easily, and thumb wrestle better than other humans. Tasks such as lighting fires and breaking sticks…

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  • Historical Issue

    Letter from Cain to Abel Discovered in Sacrificial Lamb Pit

    Chicago Shady Dealer / June 4, 2024

    February 27, Dawn of Man LAND OF NOD – Investigators have recently discovered a very, very old sacrificial pit. After thorough research involving several hallucinogens, historians have determined that this pit is, indeed,…

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  • Historical Issue

    New Study Suggest Berlin Wall Fell Not from Political Pressure, but from ‘Inept’ Architect behind Campus North and Woodlawn

    Chicago Shady Dealer / June 4, 2024

    BERLIN – While many believe that the Berlin Wall fell because of political pressure, a new study published in the Journal of Critical History suggests that the Berlin Wall actually fell because it…

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  • Historical Issue

    George Washington Founds America

    Chicago Shady Dealer / May 26, 2024

    “After a great deal of consideration, months of encouragement from friends and family, and after weighing all the pros and cons, I have decided it’s time to create the United States of America,”…

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  • Historical Issue

    Joseph Malaria Hopes They Don’t Name Anything Bad After Him

    Chicago Shady Dealer / May 24, 2024

    Joseph’s friends have expressed concern that his name might become associated with a terrible malady. “Just look at what they did to me,” said Joseph’s neighbor, Anthony Human-Papillomavirus. “One day you’re sitting around…

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  • Historical Issue

    Incredible New Horse Breed Runs at 1.5 Horsepower

    Chicago Shady Dealer / May 24, 2024

    CHURCHILL DOWNS, KENTUCKY – Premier horse breeders Hoofington & Hartford have announced the successful breeding of their fastest horse yet. Darling Daisy Withers Wild, a Thoroughbred-Arabian-Akhal-Teke-Morgan-Appaloosa stallion, stands seventeen hands high at the…

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  • Historical Issue

    An Interview with the First Person to Ever Fall for the Oldest Trick in the Book

    Chicago Shady Dealer / May 24, 2024

    MESOPOTAMIA – Thomas Gully, a twenty-three year old farmer in Mesopotamia, was recently tricked into giving away a sheep and receiving nothing in return. He described the experience as “chastening,” saying, “This guy…

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  • Historical Issue

    JFK Gets Named After Famous Airport

    Chicago Shady Dealer / May 23, 2024

    June 21, 1961 NEW YORK – On July 1st, 1948, the first flight flew out from JFK Airport. To express his appreciation for the renowned airport, our 35th president has officially changed his…

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  • Phoenix AI to Stop Saying Key Words Like Bankruptcy or Debt
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  • Joe Rogan to Star as Catherine Earnshaw in New Wuthering Heights Adaptation
  • Elon Musk Announces New Ninja Branch of DOGE
  • America Withdraws Support for South Korea in Exchange for Golf Course in Pyongyang
  • Recent Study Shows Ominous Whistling in Hallway Growing Steadily Closer
  • Point: Your Argument Isn’t Supported in the Data/ Counterpoint: I Know So Many More Latin Phrases than You

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