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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 12 Jul 2016

    Thumb suckers and nail biters may develop fewer allergies later in life http://nyti.ms/29yTv6k pic.twitter.com/TIOecSHLeC

    1:01 AM - 12 Jul 2016
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      2. Blank‏ @MemeologyTweets 12 Jul 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        Unsurprising... There could be the cure for cancer under someone's finger nails after all...

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. afatbradley_die‏ @Reuben35526060 12 Jul 2016
        Replying to @MemeologyTweets @DoctorSuicidal

        m8 there could be a cure in an online predator's piss

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Blank‏ @MemeologyTweets 12 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Reuben35526060

        it could be up our asses. The world is full of surprises

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      2. Lerato Mbele-Roberts‏ @Mbele_Roberts 12 Jul 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        I was both a thumb-sucker & nail biter, in my adult life the ONLY allergy I have is hayfever, sensitive to dust. Generally healthy

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. tmofana‏ @Melimelilepenza 12 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Mbele_Roberts @nytimes

        I guess operative word being "was" 🙈!,,,😂😂😂

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Lerato Mbele-Roberts‏ @Mbele_Roberts 12 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Melimelilepenza @nytimes

        ... I'll can definitely say that I no longer suck my thumb. That's all I can attest too

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. tmofana‏ @Melimelilepenza 12 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Mbele_Roberts @nytimes

        ,,,I hear you 😂😂😂!🔑 has been installed on that subject!

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      6. Lerato Mbele-Roberts‏ @Mbele_Roberts 12 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Melimelilepenza @nytimes

        please

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      1. Baby Luna Sugar‏ @babylunasugar 12 Jul 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        They get more bacteria and better immunity...

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      1. Doctor Flog‏ @BoxSniffa 12 Jul 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        My mum said she'd suck anything in her late teens. She must have had concerns for her health in later years. Smart lady. #ho

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      2. Jonathan M. Berman‏ @jmbwithcats 12 Jul 2016
        Replying to @nytimes

        Ya that's nonsense. I sucked my thumb and my allergies are murder.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Jonathan M. Berman‏ @jmbwithcats 12 Jul 2016
        Replying to @jmbwithcats @nytimes

        the one thing that helps my allergies the best is a Air Purifier right under my desk.

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      1. Alex‏ @alex_cimmino 12 Jul 2016
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        @gracesleasman We're safe

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      1. Gökçe Küçük‏ @gokcekuck 12 Jul 2016
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        ben de epeyi parmagimi emmistiM .Cok zor birakmistim

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      1. Brenda McWhorter‏ @BrendaMcWhorter 12 Jul 2016
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        LOL, I sucked my thumb and have NO allergies! #CouldBeSomethingToThat

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      1. Joanne‏ @NYCBabe 12 Jul 2016
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        that's cool because I was a thumb sucker and my sister a nail biter. Luckily for us we both grew out of these habits.

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      1. Its_me_DBT‏ @DBTINC 12 Jul 2016
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        cuz they suck all that nasty shit into their mouths continually? I'll take the allergies.

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      1. Tungsten™‏ @kollonabiswa 12 Jul 2016
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        he he he. I have a kilo of nails in my system.

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