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Jul 2021
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S4 Ep335: Why Your Breakup is the Best T...

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About this episode
Going through a breakup? Bethany lets you know why this may be the best thing that has ever happened to you, with examples of people whose entire lives turned around because of a relationship ending! It’s all in how you decide to move forward, friend. Then, Kathleen fills the class in on some rude nude dudes who got scared by a deer, a lady whose cartoon-inspired house is angering her neighbors, and more! 

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What we talked about:
Monkey gets his mind *blown* my a magician! —> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm8Q4fgv8Qo
Another monkey is delighted by magic! —> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIxYCDbRGJc 
Video of the guy doing card tricks during newscast: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/man-seizes-moment-perform-incredible-24419191
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BETHANY’S SOURCES:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/48905/8-people-who-owe-everything-breakup
https://www.buzzfeed.com/tahliapritchard/positive-breakup-stories
https://www.slice.ca/celebs-who-were-way-better-off-after-their-breakups/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gilbert

KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florence-fang-flintstones-house-hillsborough_n_60d9e395e4b072e7c989f0f0

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/bridezilla-slammed-angry-note-warning-24419669

Video of the guy doing card tricks during newscast: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/man-seizes-moment-perform-incredible-24419191
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/06/28/australia-Nude-Aussie-sunbathers-who-fled-deer-fined-after-rescue-from-woods/1071624916281/
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/06/25/Bingham-County-Search-Rescue-Dive-Team-Snake-River-iPhone-Tom-Adams/8601624652439/https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/06/24/Port-Jefferson-Fire-Department-New-York-dressing-room-bank-vault/5261624562851/
https://www.livescience.com/vanilla-flavor-plastic-waste.html
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