The Fattest Country In The World Isn't The United States
Good news: the United States, with all its decadence, gluttony, and Cheez-It shaped Pizza Hut slights against God, is not the fattest country on Earth.
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Good news: the United States, with all its decadence, gluttony, and Cheez-It shaped Pizza Hut slights against God, is not the fattest country on Earth.
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