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Admit it. We all have these “can’t-live-without-them” items or obsessions in us.

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5. Green Lantern Power Ring

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Admit it. We all have these “can’t-live-without-them” items or obsessions in us.

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5. Green Lantern Power Ring

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June 28, 2013 - 10:54am
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