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Part One: How L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godhood

Behind the Bastards

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Elron Hubbard Bombed the Ocean

Lieutenant Elron Hubbard claimed to have taken out two Japanese submarines. He dropped more than 100 depth charges on a lump of metal that fooled his instruments. The Navy didn't like it when he bombed the ocean, so they had him investigated.

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