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This week on The History of Fun, we are delving into the wild history of Neopets, from its British origins to its surprise takeover by high-ranking Scientology members and the eventual collapse.
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Special thanks to everyone who participated in our new segment, Reader Only Memories, wherein we share listener stories about the topic at hand. Here is the full thread of responses:
hello! were you ever big into NEOPETS? did you manage to get a petpet or, better yet, a poogle? or were you only on there for the minigames? tell me and you may be featured on @TheHistoryOfFun :3
— allegra frank (@LegsFrank) April 12, 2018
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