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Neopets was once run by Scientologists

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Your childhood virtual pet simulator had a bizarre corporate history. For a strange period, the site was run by individuals deeply entrenched in the controversial organization, and they subtly tested the waters of injecting bizarre sociological concepts into a game about feeding digital brightly colored dogs.

Neopets was once run by Scientologists
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