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A Quickly Canceled 1987 Sitcom Predicted the Year of Qaddafi’s Death

By Noreen Malone

Sadly, that seems to be about the only thing Second Chance got right. [Buzzfeed]

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A Quickly Canceled 1987 Sitcom Predicted the Year of Qaddafi’s Death

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