Imaginauts

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A new podcast adventure has begun! Join us on a bizarre journey through science, technology, culture and history! Each week the Imaginauts follow a one word prompt on a trip to the far reaches of human knowledge in their semi-metaphorical spaceship, bringing you the facts that make you go 'wuh?!' Spies, time travel, robots and more... all on Imaginauts!

Episodes

  1. 05/25/2018

    X - Military

    Brace for impact! The Imaginauts return with a bit of a situation on their hands, as the ship is under attack my a disgruntled former crew member and they must divulge all the strange and wonderful things they've discovered on the topic of Military. Time is short and no one knows where the torpedoes are or how to activate the shields. With quick thinking, some good humour and cheap sound effects maybe the Imaginauts can live to laugh another day... In this episode: James - What's the stupidest military idea ever conceived? Phil - What's the nicest thing about war? Sean - How can our animal friends help us fight our battles? Got anything you want to say to us? Email babybeardmedia@gmail.com Also, check us out on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. 'Baby Beard Media' for all!

    1h 21m

  2. 11/09/2017

    IX - Misconceptions

    Do you really know what you think you know? The Imaginauts are back, this time with their 'Exotic Meats Officer' Sam, to share a hearty alien meal and bust a few common - and not so common - Misconceptions. Who was Emperor Norton of America? How good an investment is Peruvian rice? How do you get 30,000 people to attend your funeral? What's the 'M' in M. Night Shyamalan? How does Hollywood get mental illness so wrong and so right at the same time? Is Professional Wrestling all real? Is it all fake? What's the silliest wrestler gimmick: Yankem, the evil dentist or I.R.S., the Tax Collector? All these questions answered and more on the Imaginauts! Got anything you want to say to us? Email babybeardmedia@gmail.com Also, check us out on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. 'Baby Beard Media' for all!

    1h 4m

  3. 09/21/2017

    VIII - Mystery

    Anomaly Detected! The Imaginauts invite you to explore this strange phenomenon with them as they discover the 'Mystery' to be found in our own reality. But what's on the other side? And where's Fred, the Science Officer gone to now? What became of D. B. Cooper? Could he really be Tommy Wiseau? What do you call an elephant/snake hybrid? Is the platypus just an elaborate hoax? What happened to the Mystery Inc. gang's music career? What does Scooby-doos family tree look like? How does Shaggy deal with the apocalypse? Why did Max Headroom hijack the signal? Who is Vrillon from Galactic Command? Did anyone believe the Tripods were really invading Earth? All these answers and more on The Imaginauts! In this episode: Phil - Why do we love the unsolvable so much? Memory recall quirks - http://creativesomething.net/post/116910668498/why-we-sometimes-cant-recall-things-we-know-we D. B. Cooper - https://citizensleuths.com/db-cooper-what-you-need-to-know.html D. B. Cooper is Tommy Wiseau - https://xkcd.com/1400/ $200,000 in 1971 adjusted for inflation - https://www.saving.org/inflation/inflation.php?amount=200,000&year=1971 Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (2014) - www.imdb.com/title/tt3588938/ 16 Cryptids That Might (Or Might Not) Exist - www.mentalfloss.com/article/58943/16-cryptids-might-or-might-not-exist The Abyss (1989) - www.imdb.com/title/tt0096754/ Top 10 Cryptids That Turned Out to be Real - www.listverse.com/2010/08/13/top-10-cryptids-that-turned-out-to-be-real/ Yowie Chocolates - http://www.yowiegroup.com/yowie-brand/yowie-confectionery/ Blinky Bill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Ngc5mYuBg Skippy the Bush Kangaroo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3HkUKoGoc4 Animals are being discovered all the time - www.atlasobscura.com/articles/new-animal-species Zen Koans - www.ashidakim.com/zenkoans/zenindex.html Sean - Scooby-doo, where are you? And how? And what? And why? Fred Silverman - http://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/05/business/the-fall-and-rise-of-fred-silverman.html?pagewanted=all&mcubz=3 Hanna-Barbera - www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/hanna-barbera Archie - www.archiecomics.com/ Scooby-doo history - www.scoobyaddicts.com/History.aspx Scooby Apocalypse - www.dccomics.com/blog/2016/05/18/scooby-apocalypse Scooby Family Tree - www.scoobyaddicts.com/FamilyTree.aspx?FamilyID=1 Scooby-doo R-rated cut - www.slashfilm.com/james-gunn-looks-back-on-scooby-doo-and-the-r-rated-cut/ Flintstones DC Comics - www.dorkly.com/post/82072/wiiiiiillllmaaaaaa Mike Tyson Mysteries - www.imdb.com/title/tt3038546/ Shaggy the vegetarian - http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/07/08/casey-kasem-made-shaggy-from-scooby-doo-go-vegetarian/ James - Who hijacked the signal and why? Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdgAMYjYSs Max Headroom - www.imdb.com/title/tt0092402/ "I know who was behind it" - https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/eeb6e/i_believe_i_know_who_was_behind_the_max_headroom/ Vrillon of Ashtar Galactic Command - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BWHVmBY0Cs Did War of the Worlds cause mass panic? - http://www.snopes.com/war-of-the-worlds/ War of the World Radio Drama - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g Worst news anchor debut ever - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puj-CJJcRuY Got anything you want to say to us? Email babybeardmedia@gmail.com Also, check us out on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. 'Baby Beard Media' for all!

    1h 7m

  4. 09/08/2017

    VII - Medical

    ALERT! ALERT! Medical assistance required immediately! The Imaginauts are on a hunt to uncover a host of medical maladies, curiosities and oddities before the mysterious space plague dooms the ship. Will they uncover a cure or will they get grossed out a side-tracked? I think you can guess... How can you prove to a panel of judges, doctors and midwives you can perform (in the trouser department)? Men, why are you weak (in the trouser department)? How can an 'electric belt' help you (in the trouser department)? What would happen if someone hacked your nanites? How competent is a robot surgeon? How long can you live with your head cut-off? Are the Russians on the level? All these questions answered and more on The Imaginauts! In this episode: Sean - What's the strangest outdated medical procedure? Phil - Could we live forever? James - How long could you live with your head cut off? Got anything you want to say to us? Email babybeardmedia@gmail.com Also, check us out on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. 'Baby Beard Media' for all!

    53 min

  5. 08/24/2017

    VI - Magic

    When Captain Phil comes to talk to the Imaginauts crew about airlock use, they discover janitor/pilot (Jilot) Evie has taken a break from her duties to discuss the mysterious phenomenon of Magic from an entirely rational and scientific standpoint. What spells, incantations, seeds and roots can help you win in court? Where does one get 'dragon ink'? What's a good price for a magic amulet? How far back does ball cupping go? Has anyone been in touch with Houdini since his death? What's the strangest thing about Dr. Strange? Who the hell is Stigiro? How much acid do you need to write a comic book? All these questions answered and more on the Imaginauts! In this episode: James - What spells can help you in 'trying' times? Original Botanica - https://www.originalbotanica.com/ High John the Conqueror Root - https://www.originalbotanica.com/high-john-the-conqueror-root/ Dragon's Blood Ink - https://www.originalbotanica.com/dragons-blood-ink/ Psalm 35 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+35 Win in Court Amulet - https://www.originalbotanica.com/win-in-court-amulet/ Galangal Root - www.foodrepublic.com/2014/01/22/what-is-galangal-and-how-do-i-use-it/ The Worst Things for Sale - http://theworstthingsforsale.com/ Toothpaste for Dinner - http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/ Bitcoin Erotic Novel - https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/bitcoin-erotic-novel-king-bitcoin/ Phil - How has magic changed over the years? Dedi and the Westcar Papyrus - http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/texts/westcar_papyrus.htm Cups and Balls - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cups_and_balls Isaac Fawkes - http://geniimagazine.com/magicpedia/Isaac_Fawkes Joseph Pinetti - http://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chevalier_Giuseppe_Pinetti Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Eugene-Robert-Houdin Harry Houdini (Eric Wiess) - https://www.thegreatharryhoudini.com Indian Rope Trick - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_rope_trick Penn and Teller: Fool Us - www.imdb.com/title/tt1811179/ Dorothy Dietrich - www.dorothydietrich.com/ The Grim Game (1919) - www.imdb.com/title/tt0010195/ Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed - www.imdb.com/title/tt0207261/ Houdini's Death - http://www.history.com/news/what-killed-harry-houdini Derren Brown and Simon Pegg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEmCQzueyEQ Sean - What's the strangest thing about Dr. Strange? Magic: The Gathering - http://magic.wizards.com/en Dr. (Steven) Strange - http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Stephen_Strange_(Earth-616) Ages of Comic Books - http://www.playbuzz.com/spider10/the-ages-of-comic-books-explained Stan Lee's Letter regarding Dr. Strange's name - https://geektyrant.com/news/2012/1/26/stan-lees-letter-to-a-fan-reveals-dr-stranges-original-name.html Steve Engleheart - https://comicvine.gamespot.com/steve-englehart/4040-42211/ Sise-Neg - http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Sise-Neg_(Earth-TRN206) Clea and Ben Franklin - http://www.therobotspajamas.com/once-dr-stranges-wife-cheated-on-him-with-ben-franklin/ Marv Wolfman - http://www.marvwolfman.com/marv/frontpage.html Dr. Strange (1978) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077469/ Dr. Mordrid (1992) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077469/ Bob Gale: Dr. Strange script - https://heraldiccriticism.wordpress.com/2013/02/09/review-doctor-strange-bob-gale-draft/ Now You See Me (2013) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1670345/ Bewitched (2005) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374536/ The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790628/ Got anything you want to say to us? Email babybeardmedia@gmail.com Also, check us out on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. 'Baby Beard Media' for all!

    1 hr

  6. 08/10/2017

    V - Illumination

    In the Imaginauts' search for enlightenment, they get more than they bargain for with the discussion of Illumination! Is Beyoncé a lizard person? What are Thomas Edison's rules for an 'Electric Duel?' CAN you go faster than the speed of light? (The answer is no, damn it). Is the Imaginauts really just a cover for a secret society? They'll never tell.... In this episode: Sean - Is the Illuminati a real thing? The Illuminati - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati Adam Wieshaupt - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2016/07-08/profile-adam-weishaupt-illuminati-secret-society/ Owl of Minerva/Athena - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl_of_Athena All Seeing Eye/Eye of Providence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_Providence Vice - David Icke: Conspiracy of the Lizard Illuminati - https://youtu.be/1w2dMekIJLw Web of Conspiracy - http://imgur.com/a/R2wkx Flat Earthers - https://www.livescience.com/24310-flat-earth-belief.html Brain Cox on Q&A - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2016/aug/16/i-brought-the-graph-brian-cox-and-malcolm-roberts-debate-climate-change-on-qa-video Celebrity Impostors - http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/celebrity-imposter-theory-clone-miley-2072581 James - Where do Christmas lights come from? Christmas Lights, The Brief and Strangely Interesting History Of - https://goo.gl/pPCisA The Prestige (2006) - www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/ Thomas Edison was not a nice guy - http://www.popsci.com.au/science/5-beloved-scientists-who-were-actually-bullies,380140 Topsy the Elephant - http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/topsy-elephant-was-victim-her-captors-not-really-thomas-edison-180961611/ Rasputin - https://www.biography.com/people/rasputin-9452162 The War of Currents - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Currents George Westinghouse - http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/About/History Harold P Brown - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_P._Brown Format Wars (again) - www.toptenz.net/top-10-format-wars.php Greenwashing - greenwashingindex.com/about-greenwashing/ Soylent Green (1973) - www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/ AC/DC - Thunderstruck - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AC41dglnM Phil - What is light? What is Light (in a nutshell) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXxZRZxafEQ What is visible light? - https://www.livescience.com/50678-visible-light.html Speed of Light - https://www.sciencealert.com/why-is-the-speed-of-light-the-speed-of-light Light is a wave and a particle but also neither - https://www.wired.com/2013/07/is-light-a-wave-or-a-particle/ Bioshock Infinite (2013) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock_Infinite Probabilistic (is a word) - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probabilistic Double Slit Experiment - https://plus.maths.org/content/physics-minute-double-slit-experiment-0 Everything you learned in Chemistry is wrong (sort of) - http://www.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/properties/orbitsorbitals.html Glow in the dark animals - theweek.com/articles/464980/7-genetically-modified-animals-that-glow-dark The Island of Doctor Moreau (1977) - www.imdb.com/title/tt0076210/ The Minotaur - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur Del Boy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Boy Got anything you want to say to us? Email babybeardmedia@gmail.com Also, check us out on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. 'Baby Beard Media' for all!

    1h 3m

  7. 07/27/2017

    IV - Illusion

    Is anything real? The Imaginauts aim to find out as they explore the world of Illusion! Can you trust your senses? What's the McGurk effect? Who mistakes their wife for a hat? Did you spot the gorilla? Are we living inside a simulation? What has Picasso got to do with World War I? Razzle Dazzle? All these questions answered and more on Imaginauts! In this episode: Phil - Is the human experience an illusion? The McGurk Effect - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-lN8vWm3m0 Checker Shadow Illusion - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checker_shadow_illusion Grey Strawberries - https://goo.gl/VmGXhW "The Dress" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dress The Moon Illusion - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_illusion Typoglycemia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typoglycemia Eye Movement in Reading - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_movement_in_reading The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat - Oliver Sacks (1985) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_for_a_Hat Visual Agnosia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_agnosia Selective Attention and the Invisible Gorilla - http://www.theinvisiblegorilla.com/videos.html Sensory Illusions in Aviation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_illusions_in_aviation Brain Adjusts to Seeing Upside-down - https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/nov/12/improbable-research-seeing-upside-down Steps on the Path to Enlightenment - http://www.wisdompubs.org/book/steps-path-enlightenment-vol-1 Sean - Are we living inside a simulation? Scientific American - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-we-living-in-a-computer-simulation/ Solipsism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solipsism Psychotic Break - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychotic_break Qualia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia Give Yourself Goosebumps - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_Yourself_Goosebumps Clue (1985 film) - Multiple Endings - http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Clue-Ending-Explained-Why-There-3-Endings-What-Happens-Each-69996.html Nihilism in Rick and Morty - http://splitsider.com/2016/12/the-uplifting-nihilism-of-rick-morty/ Magic Eye (Stereograms) - www.magiceye.com James - What has Cubism got to do with WWI? Dazzle Camouflage - http://twistedsifter.com/2010/02/razzle-dazzle-camouflage/ John Graham Kerr - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Graham_Kerr Dazzle in Art and Fashion - https://goo.gl/wQEEsi Norman Wilkinson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Wilkinson_(artist) Camouflage Patterns by Nation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_clothing_camouflage_patterns Night Camouflage - https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-special-forces-wear-black-cammies-during-night-missions Digital Camo - http://hyperstealth.com/digital-design/index.htm Polar Bears' Transparent Fur - https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/polarbear.html Chameleon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chameleon Metal Gear Solid 4 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_4:_Guns_of_the_Patriots Ghost Army of WWII - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Army Potemkin Village - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_village Got anything you want to say to us? Email babybeardmedia@gmail.com Also, check us out on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. 'Baby Beard Media' for all!

    1h 2m

  8. 06/16/2017

    III - Intelligence

    The Imaginauts are off again on a search for 'Intelligence'! Could you have a relationship as with an AI? Would you want to? Would you pay US$90 for the custom package? What's the world of espionage really like? Is one of history's greatest spies really called 'Garbo'? And where's Chief Engineer Tom? Who's flying the ship!? All these questions answered and more! In this episode: James Her (2014): www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709 Smarterchild (again): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmarterChild KARI the Virtual Girlfriend: karigirl.com Neoteny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny Asexuality: www.asexuality.org Erica - Man Made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Maw9Sn89w Sean Juan Garcia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pujol_García Bovril: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovril Operation Fortitude (D-Day Disinformation): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Fortitude 'Why is a tank called a tank?': https://www.quora.com/Why-is-a-tank-called-a-tank Russian Micro-Targeting: https://www.justsecurity.org/41199/connecting-dots-political-microtargeting-russia-investigation-cambridge-analytica/ Phil Data (Star Trek): memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Data Lore (Star Trek): http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Lore Turing Test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test The Measure of a Man (Star Trek): memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/The_Measure_Of_A_Man_(episode) Measuring empathy for human and robot hand pain using electroencephalography: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep15924 Got anything you want to say to us? Email babybeardmedia@gmail.com Also, check us out on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. 'Baby Beard Media' for all!

    1h 1m

  9. 06/04/2017

    II - Impossible

    Join the Imaginauts on an "Impossible" mission! This week's journey of discovery sees the Imaginauts investigate lost cultural artefacts, try to own something truly impossible, go over every single movie that involves time travel and come up with some good movie ideas along the way. Jump in the Stratamachine(TM) and blast off to parts unknown! In this episode: James Lost Dr Who Episodes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_missing_episodes Star Wars Uncut: http://www.starwarsuncut.com Digital Decay: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3620548/Delete-our-cultural-heritage.html Video game preservation: http://guides.lib.umich.edu/c.php?g=282987&p=1885528 Once Upon a Time in Shaolin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Shaolin Lost Shakespeare Play: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/mar/15/shakespeare-lost-play-double-falsehood GutenBERG Press: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press Saddam Hussein's lost film: https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/clash-of-the-loyalties-iraq-epic Voyager Interstellar Mission: https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/ Phil Cards in a bottle: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Impossible-Bottle-for-Sale-Bicycle-deck-of-cards-/122470841577 Impossible Project: https://eu.impossible-project.com The Simple Made Impossible: https://www.readings.com.au/products/902130/christianity-the-simple-made-impossible Denominations of Christianity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations Impossible Objects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_object Impossible Pie: https://theawl.com/is-impossible-pie-impossible-aff3dc33e01d Adynaton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adynaton Sean Time Travel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel Time traveller's party: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/02/stephen-hawking-time-travel_n_1643488.html Theory of Relativity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_relativity Quantum Entanglement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement Time Travel Movies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Time_travel_films Got anything you want to say to us? Email babybeardmedia@gmail.com Also, check us out on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. 'Baby Beard Media' for all!

    1h 6m

  10. 05/18/2017

    I - Immersion

    The Imaginauts blast off on their first adventure! Prompted by Captain Phil to explore the world of Immersion, First-Class First Mate James looks at a new cinema camera, mysterious prisoner Sean asks what's next for VR and the Captain himself looks for the weirdest experience possible in virtual reality. In this episode: Omnidirectional Treadmill: www.virtuix.com Zero Latency VR: www.zerolatencyvr.com Star Trek Holodeck: http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Holodeck Chatbots arguing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vphmJEpLXU0 Smarter Child: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SmarterChild Red Dwarf - Better Than Life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Than_Life NeuroTouch Cranio: http://www.livescience.com/37600-brain-surgery-simulator.html Bravemind PTSD Treatment: http://www.livescience.com/47258-virtual-reality-ptsd-treatment.html Cyberformance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberformance VR Memory Dome: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3sWusrUgu8 Virtual Barbershop: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUDTlvagjJA Lytro Cinema Camera: https://www.lytro.com/cinema Until Dawn (2014): http://until-dawn.wikia.com/wiki/Until_Dawn Got anything you want to say to us? Email babybeardmedia@gmail.com Also, check us out on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. 'Baby Beard Media' for all!

    48 min
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A new podcast adventure has begun! Join us on a bizarre journey through science, technology, culture and history! Each week the Imaginauts follow a one word prompt on a trip to the far reaches of human knowledge in their semi-metaphorical spaceship, bringing you the facts that make you go 'wuh?!' Spies, time travel, robots and more... all on Imaginauts!

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  • Creator
    Baby Beard Media
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2018
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright Baby Beard Media
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    Imaginauts