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WWDTM: Karen Allen

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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The Racist Circus Clown's Lemonade

Texas in 1857, a circus clown started selling lemonade out of the back. His lemonade was made of water, sugar and tartaric acid with one, one uncut lemon dropped in the pitcher for appearance. He used the same lemon the whole summer. How many lemons did he go through that summer? A, 1, B, 316 or C over 11,000? One is the answer.

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