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I went to ethiopia, and it dawned on me that you can tell a starving, malnourished person because they've got a bloated belly and a bald head. and i realized that if you come through any american airport and see businessmen running through with bloated bellies and bald heads, that's malnutrition, too.
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I Went To Ethiopia, And It Dawned

Dick Gregory
I went to ethiopia, and it dawned on me that you can tell a starving, malnourished person because they've got a bloated belly and a bald head. and i realized that if you come through any american airport and see businessmen running through with bloated bellies and bald heads, that's malnutrition, too.
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