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July 20, 2012

Strange But True!

Q. What are a few trashy truths that have emerged from the field of “garbology,” or the scientific study of garbage?

A. As reported in “Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash” by Edward Humes, anthropologist William J. Rathje, the father of garbology, uncovered these items:


 
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