[Ads-l] origin of the term "coronavirus"

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

> On Mar 17, 2020, at 1:33 PM, Peter Reitan <pjreitan at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> A more conspiratorial "theory" based on two coincidences sees "corona" as an anagram of "racoon," which connects it to some video game which feature racoon conbected to a logo similar to the logo of the bio lab in Wuhan.  Jump down the rabbit hole here:
> https://freegametips.com/resident-evil-fans-connect-coronavirus-racoon-city/amp/

oh, this scarcely scratches the surface of dark conspiracies.  a Facebook posting of mine an hour or so ago:

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Look to the numbers. The numerical value of CORONA is 66, which is of course Satanic. Meanwhile, the value of COVID is 53, the atomic number of iodine, and 19 is the atomic number of potassium, so that COVID-19 is potassium iodide, which protects the thyroid gland from the baleful effects of radioactive iodine. So it all hangs together: the virus will bring with it great Satanic blasts of radiation, scouring the earth of human life. It is all foretold.
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arnold

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