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Born from the need to raise her self-esteem, this woman turned to plastic surgery to look more Caucasian.
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Father-to-be from Arizona gets more than the one million Facebook likes needed to persuade his wife to call their newborn Son Goku.
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Young Melodee didn’t want to take Japanese-style lunches to school after being teased by classmates, but her mother had the perfect solution.
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The ever-headstrong Captain Kirk will not be swayed by haters who disagree with his choice of school idol.
“Does it bother you that I’m not completely human?” Alita asks, but it’s really just how huge her eyes are that’s freaking people out.
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