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I don't do this meme too often, but I'm going to do it today. It's Ten On Tuesday.

8 Truths and 2 Lies About You (let your readers guess which are the lies)

1) I'm 4'11"
2) I was once a Boy Scout
3) I was once on a TV commercial
4) I wrote for the youth section of the local newspaper in my senior year of high school
5) My mom's side of the family is Canadian
6) Two of my distant relatives played pro hockey
7) I was a preemie
8) I was once a finalist in a talent competition
9) I didn't own a DVD player until the year 2003
10) I've lived in the same city my whole life.

So, people, which are the lies? It ain't gonna be easy, but take a wild guess anyway.