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Firebox.com

Firebox is an online retailer based in London, England, that was created in 1998 as hotbox.co.uk, an internet retailer founded by university friends Michael Acton Smith and Tom Boardman. Their inventory covers many different products from homewares, lifestyle accessories, unique tech, and unusual alcohol gifts.

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Firebox is an online retailer based in London, England, that was created in 1998 as hotbox.co.uk, an internet retailer founded by university friends Michael Acton Smith and Tom Boardman. Their inventory covers many different products from homewares, lifestyle accessories, unique tech, and unusual alcohol gifts.

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  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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