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BETHANY’S SOURCES:

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_Spice_Latte

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/January_2003

-https://www.bustle.com/life/39807-pumpkin-spice-latte-hacks-that-will-make-your-starbucks-order-anything-but-basic

-https://www.bustle.com/articles/117927-pumpkin-spice-hair-is-officially-a-thing-so-get-ready-for-the-newest-fall-color-trend

-https://www.bustle.com/p/pumpkin-spice-latte-deodorant-is-a-thing-if-you-want-to-sweat-psl-11776590

-https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/pumpkin-spice-latte-history-of-the

-https://www.wideopeneats.com/15-ridiculous-pumpkin-season-products/

-https://twitter.com/leeahmaria/status/771452409507934209

-https://www.delish.com/food-news/g3649/gross-pumpkin-spice-products/

-https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pumpkin-patch/

-https://www.today.com/food/pizza-shop-s-pumpkin-spice-pizza-sparks-backlash-t116617

-http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20151027-pumpkins-surprising-origin

-https://www.chatelaine.com/food/trends/starbucks-pumpkin-spice-latte-history/

-https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2014/starbucks-first-pumpkin-spice-latte/

-https://www.businessinsider.com/pumpkin-spice-lattes-inventor-speaks-out-on-basic-reputation-2018-8

-https://www.instagram.com/p/CD1C0irhG08/?utm_source=ig_embed

-https://www.foodandwine.com/news/pumpkin-spice-hard-seltzer-vive

-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vani_Hari

KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:

-https://www.gaia.com/article/eisenhower-meets-aliens-holloman-afb

-https://www.amazon.com/Michael-E.-Salla/e/B001HQ3F6C%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

 -https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/02/19/ike-and-the-alien-ambassadors/4698e544-1dc8-4573-8b8d-2b48d2a6305e/
-https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/aliens-real-ufo-area-51-nevada-pentagon-history-1046067/
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majestic_12