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Worst Ideas of the 20th Century (By Redoedo (40) on 09/13/2003)

Here, you can rate the worst ideas of the past century. I'm sure that there are some things that belong on this list that aren't here, so as always, suggestions are welcomed! 5 = The Worst

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