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    The Onion‏Verified account @TheOnion 26 Sep 2017

    Study: Humans Began Domesticating Animals To Comfort Children Whose Parents Split Up https://trib.al/EhUAss4 pic.twitter.com/Y5PCsTyfcX

    5:08 AM - 26 Sep 2017
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    • Mark Bogner Nadim Alexander 🌴orb⚡spook🌴 Hassan S. Ali Nerf Guy Heather mika midolo Џото AggieDave #CombatVetsResist 🇺🇸
    13 replies 144 retweets 805 likes
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      2. Richard J Lane‏ @RickBDLane 26 Sep 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        That’s a ridiculous conclusion.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Bill V‏ @billvill 26 Sep 2017
        Replying to @RickBDLane @TheOnion

        It's the Onion! You do know that the Onion is a parody, right?

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. Tim P.‏ @phizack 26 Sep 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        @theAliceRoberts Sad to see a scientist retweet this nonsense.

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      3. Prof Alice Roberts‏ @theAliceRoberts 26 Sep 2017
        Replying to @phizack @TheOnion

        Oh Tim! Are scientists not allowed a sense of humour?!

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      4. Tim P.‏ @phizack 26 Sep 2017
        Replying to @theAliceRoberts @TheOnion

        A sense of humour is wonderful but sadly there are people who will simply take it at face value.

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      5. Prof Alice Roberts‏ @theAliceRoberts 26 Sep 2017
        Replying to @phizack @TheOnion

        Then they should never, ever read the Onion.

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      6. Tim P.‏ @phizack 26 Sep 2017
        Replying to @theAliceRoberts @TheOnion

        Agreed. Nor many school textbooks.

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      1. Mike Fluff‏ @Mike0Fluff 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion

        And nothing of value was lost.

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      1. Hilary John Richards‏ @TheUnRealHilary 26 Sep 2017
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        @theAliceRoberts Hope this is fully covered in your book.

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      1. Paul S. Sidle‏ @PaulSSidle 26 Sep 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion @theAliceRoberts

        Surely multi-causal, if not many different reasons?

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      1. Simon Orchard‏ @OrchardSimon 26 Sep 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion @theAliceRoberts

        Or how about..animals began domesticating humans im order to get free meals 😉😜

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      1. Peter‏ @Pedrofinn82 26 Sep 2017
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        Whaaaat?

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      1. Darren Grant‏ @DarrenGrant_UK 26 Sep 2017
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        …and ice-cream was invented to help divorced people put on weight.

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      2. Kristi Martinez‏ @KNasty2016 26 Sep 2017
        Replying to @TheOnion @RileyElliott23

        So I had a primal urge to have 4 dogs? Did I win?

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      3. Riley Elliott‏ @RileyElliott23 26 Sep 2017
        Replying to @KNasty2016 @TheOnion

        Don't remember any dogs with John

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      4. Riley Elliott‏ @RileyElliott23 26 Sep 2017
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        Couldn't have been that primal.

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      1. Orion  ♉ ♊ Phoenix  🐓 🐕‏ @KurtAMaus 26 Sep 2017
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        DONT SAY THE D WORD!! AGGHAAAGH!

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      1. David Hawley‏ @DavidHawley2 26 Sep 2017
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        Literally split up. Like from mastodon tusks split up.

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