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If your Father’s Day cards have from five different postmarks, you may<\/em> be a professional athlete<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(link courtesy of Deadspin<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If your Father’s Day cards have from five different postmarks, you may be a professional athlete. 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