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So Others May Have / GIFTING TO: Operation Smile (DAY 1)

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photocourtesyjjjjoundblog Peeps, If you smiled when you saw today's visual treat (which is quite amusing), you can thank your parents for limiting your consumption of candy and soda-drinks, as well as enforcing daily and nightly teeth-brushing.  Smiling makes us feel good, and shows everyone how happy we feel about ourselves, and the world around us.  And its the easiest way to make friends, get a better table at a crowded restaurant, or send an unspoken message to that dream-boat standing at the bar that you're interested (and interesting, yourself).  Sadly, some kids (and adults) won't and can't smile, this condition the result of facial deformities known as cleft lip and cleft palate.  It is reported that every three minutes a child is born with a cleft, and is often unable to eat, speak, smile, or interact in a society where much of our initial interaction(s) is based on appearance and visual clues.  Sadly, many parents in developing countries cann...