Lucas Franki is an associate editor for MDedge News, and has been with the company since 2014. He has a BA in English from Penn State University and is an Eagle Scout.
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Tiny hitchhikers like to ride in the trunk
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If you’ve got 3 seconds, then you’ve got time to work out
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If you give a mouse a genetically engineered bitcoin wallet
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