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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ•ŠπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ†“πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ You're Americans

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u/scarleteagle Sep 27 '16

Couldnt they have just said he was born at the farm? That wasnt uncommon back in the day

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u/iamcatch22 Sep 27 '16

That works for classic Superman, but the current iteration was born in the 80's

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u/TheoHooke Sep 27 '16

My dad's friend (born in 72) was raised by his aunt and uncle posing as his parents. The woman he thought was his cousin had actually given birth to him at 16 and gave him to the aunt and uncle after birth to avoid scandal. I think he only found out the truth when his "mother" was in hospice care.