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A star gets CT-scanned

October 11, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Remember the climactic scene in “Twister” when Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton are tied to that pipe as a massive tornado passes over them, and they get a first-hand look […]

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