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food This Weekend’s Best Amazon Deals Include Cookbooks, Kombucha Kits, and Air Purifiers As a recurring feature, our team combs the web and shares some amazing Amazon deals we’ve turned up. Here’s what caught our eye today, June 6. Mental Floss has affiliate relationships with certain retailers, including Amazon, and may receive a small percentage of any sale. But we only get commission on items you buy and don’t return, so we’re only happy if you’re happy. Good luck deal hunting! Written by mentalfloss June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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food Chuck E. Cheese Disguises Itself as Pasqually’s Pizza & Wings on Delivery Apps Chuck E. Cheese has transitioned to delivery, and the company is selling its pizza under a new name on delivery apps to broaden its appeal. Written by mentalfloss May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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