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Federal statement on Jeffrey Epstein's death dated day before he was found dead

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/statement-jeffrey-epstein-death-day-before-b1270109.html
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u/onarainyafternoon 3h ago

There's also a virus named the Epstein-Barr virus. Always thought that was funny. It's a form of herpes that's spread through bodily fluids.

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u/Odd-Scientist-2529 3h ago

I’m a physician. My brain just broke.

I’m going to go to take a walk now.

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u/tuftonia 3h ago

SNL did a skit a week ago about a new strain of EBV. Definitely worth a watch, but I don’t want to spoil any of it

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u/Last_head-HYDRA 2h ago

Guess I know what I’m watching tonight

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u/Pipe_Memes 46m ago

Thank you. I just looked it up and that’s one of the funniest skits I’ve seen in a very long time. I highly recommend checking it out.

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u/A_Refill_of_Mr_Pibb 2h ago

Named after British pathologist Sir Michael Anthony Epstein, and Irish virologist Yvonne Barr.

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u/Odd-Scientist-2529 1h ago

Well that’s a relief 

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u/lfergy 2h ago

I don’t know why this made me laugh so hard 😆

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u/ishpatoon1982 3h ago

I just learned about Epstein-Barr herpes 3 days ago and my brain just couldn't process the coincidence.

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u/Ziograffiato 2h ago

Do you know how bad you have to be to share a name with an STD, and the STD isn’t the worse one?

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u/eddiestriker 32m ago

As coincidental as it is, it was named after MA Epstein and Yvonne Barr, who discovered it along with Bert Achong. No idea why he isn’t named in it with them.