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Jan 2023
29m 36s

What do pine trees and jet fuel have in ...

Melissa and Jam, Bleav
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Well we've just finished that time of the year, the time when some of us bring pine trees into our homes to hang out with us for a few weeks. Sounds fine right? Nothing risky, it's just a tree right? Unless maybe that tree secretly has a notable similarity to jet fuel. Then maybe it could have a chance of being a problem. 
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