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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Oct 25

    Human urine bricks invented by South African students https://bbc.in/2EHXjkg pic.twitter.com/lBYuPwryOS

    6:19 AM - 25 Oct 2018
    • 430 Retweets
    • 714 Likes
    • たごさく UHAS Debate Society aleeza Anannya Choudhuri Stevie Galliart Mohammed saccohDi kdoxodo Steffi Nwamaramma
    145 replies 430 retweets 714 likes
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      2. ΚατPeach‏ @unravelingfire Oct 26
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        When asked to comment, Bear Grylls simply said, “I’d drink that wall.”

        1 reply 1 retweet 34 likes
      3. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Oct 26
        Replying to @unravelingfire

        🤣🤣🤣

        0 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. just waitn..‏ @onoms8 Oct 25
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Innovative no doubt but will the house smell or not? That's what matters .

        2 replies 0 retweets 37 likes
      3. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Oct 26
        Replying to @onoms8

        They do admit it’s a smelly procedure to make the brick - but that it disappears within a couple of days 🤷‍♀️

        5 replies 5 retweets 57 likes
      4. just waitn..‏ @onoms8 Oct 26
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Oh really? well then, let's see how it sells.

        1 reply 0 retweets 11 likes
      5.  ❌ Dangerous  🇺🇸 Politics  ❌‏ @dangerpolitics Oct 26
        Replying to @onoms8 @BBCAfrica

        Did you mean "smells?" Darn autocorrect! 😂

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
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      2. Christos “Stose” Poulos‏ @Stose Oct 26
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        pic.twitter.com/U1NjgswaKL

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Oct 26
        Replying to @Stose

        pic.twitter.com/3rKcwpFC4O

        1 reply 1 retweet 11 likes
      4. Christos “Stose” Poulos‏ @Stose Oct 26
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        pic.twitter.com/U18eTHzuDI

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      2. Trey Nixon‏ @treysmyname Oct 26
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        South Africa 2019pic.twitter.com/kYeyFsLWTj

        1 reply 1 retweet 42 likes
      3. joeyangel892‏ @joeyangel892 Oct 26
        Replying to @treysmyname @BBCAfrica

        Perfect! "Yellow" brick road!

        1 reply 0 retweets 19 likes
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      2. Adeshwar‏ @TheViper177 Oct 26
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        It will be called the ‘Kidney Stone’

        1 reply 3 retweets 138 likes
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      1. Trynity Silk‏ @TrynitySilk Oct 26
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Yay South Africa! 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 Wee bricks for everyone!

        0 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
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      2. Jye‏ @Skipahhh Oct 26
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @RetcH @RapidsMB @Merrcyy9 you boys would lay these

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. juzzy‏ @Merrcyy9 Oct 26
        Replying to @Skipahhh @BBCAfrica @RetcH

        pic.twitter.com/a4ZDUmBchG

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Martin‏ @RapidsMB Oct 26
        Replying to @Merrcyy9 @Skipahhh and

        look at merky how many did u lay

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. juzzy‏ @Merrcyy9 Oct 26
        Replying to @RapidsMB @Skipahhh and

        Getting about 400-500 a day ahahah working on a shit as fuck job at russel lea I’m doing the public school there

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Jye‏ @Skipahhh Oct 26
        Replying to @Merrcyy9 @RapidsMB and

        Funny we will all have elite houses one day

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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