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## [[Ancient Astronauts|An ancient civilization was actually founded by space aliens.]]
## [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy|A major historical figure (Jesus, Einstein, Lincoln, Elvis) was really a space alien.]]
## The apparently-human leader of the robot/cyborg army [[Robotic Reveal|is also a robot or cyborg, and this becomes apparent when his/her/its "skin" falls off]].<ref>While it wasn't on the original list, the [[File:Delta-shield.svg|11px]] icon also applies here.</ref>
# [[File:McCormick Sleep.svg|15px]][[File:Delta-shield.svg|11px]] Telepaths [[Power Perversion Potential|use their power to achieve a heightened sexual experience]].
# [[File:Green tick.svg|12px]] Telepaths are regarded as witches or lunatics, and are [[Burn the Witch|dealt with accordingly.]]
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