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	* ... that ''']''' of '']'' has a permanent host, something that the original show dispensed with in 2002?		* ... that ''']''' of '']'' has a permanent host, something that the original show dispensed with in 2002?
	* ... that when guitarist ''']''' was 19, he moved to ] with $3, his suitcase, two ham sandwiches, and the telephone numbers of ] and ]?		* ... that when guitarist ''']''' was 19, he moved to ] with $3, his suitcase, two ham sandwiches, and the telephone numbers of ] and ]?
	* ... that ''']''' was produced by a storm with a ] four times higher than the threshold ~~required~~ for ]?		* ... that ''']''' was produced by a storm with a ] four times higher than the threshold favorable for ]?
	* ... that ''']''' is the first woman to be appointed the director of the 168-year-old ] in London?		* ... that ''']''' is the first woman to be appointed the director of the 168-year-old ] in London?
	* ... that North Korean series ''''']''''' was created to help promote the consumption of potatoes during a rice shortage?		* ... that North Korean series ''''']''''' was created to help promote the consumption of potatoes during a rice shortage?

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