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Aug 12Every Weekday

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THOUGH NO ONE KNOWS THE ORIGIN OF THIS 3-SYLLABLE WORD FOR "FOOL", ONE THEORY INVOLVES A FAMILIAR LATIN PHRASE MEANING "NOT OF SOUND MIND"

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