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Humans, not rats, were the true cause of the Bubonic Plague

My Cool Throne is rats... turns out they didn't cause the bubonic plague. Really? We've been blaming rats for the last, like, 600 years. Turns out we're way off. No, it's humans. We were projecting on rats.

Studies published around early 2018 in journals like PNAS did support the theory that human-borne parasites, rather than rats, were more consistent with the spread patterns.

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Jan 17, 2018
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I could take a beating from Chris Paul or James Harden longer than any other NBA player

Chris Paul threatening to have a fight with me. I think that is one NBA player that I think would kick my ass the slowest. So it would take him the longest to beat me up. [James Harden] would probably run out of breath somewhere around there.

Subjective comparison of fighting ability vs. cardio.
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Jan 17, 2018
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The NBA should allow players to fight on the court like in hockey to monetize it

This is why the NBA needs to let the players fight on the court, like in hockey. Because at least you get to monetize it. At least we get to see it happen. Now we're just left imagining.

Subjective opinion on league rules.
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Jan 17, 2018
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Austin Rivers is the primary person to blame for the Clippers-Rockets tunnel fight

I'm going to leapfrog Austin Rivers to number one [on the blame list] just because the coach's son factor. That will get your blood going. If they had a gun... and you had one bullet, I know that you have to shoot Austin Rivers if you're Chris Paul, right? That's the guy that you would take out. I blame him.

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Garrett Bolles should catch a pass before he retires

I want to be able to bet on Garrett Bolles to have one reception in every game. Because I feel like Sean Payton is going to try to get him that touch. He definitely will because he doesn't want him to retire as the guy who never touched the ball.

It requires Garrett Bolles to record a touch before the end of his career; that has not been resolved here.
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The Eagles' offense might be better without A.J. Brown

I actually think that the offense might be better without A.J. Brown.

Whether Philadelphia's offense performs better without A.J. Brown is a season-level comparative claim and is not reliably resolved here.
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The Chargers should eliminate their kicking game and go for it every time

The Chargers should just not have a punter. They should not have a kicker. They shouldn't even have like a long snapper on the team. Use those positions on somebody else and you're just—burn the boats. You're just going for it all the time. Fuck it. Who cares? Right? Season's over. Might as well try to score some points.

This is a deliberately satirical roster-building proposal, not a prediction that can be objectively graded.