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1.73sNew Jersey was full.
7.44sAnd so, under cover of darkness the city put its garbage out to sea on the world's largest barge.
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6.32sThe repulsive barge circled the oceans for 50 years but no country would accept it--
2.24snot even that really filthy one.
1.9sYou know the one I mean.
8.42sFinally, in 2052, the city used its mob connections to obtain a rocket and launch the garbage into outer space.
7.51sSome experts claim the ball might return to Earth someday but their concerns were dismissed as depressing.
2.02sWow, you got that off the Internet?