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Discover the fun behind Emperor Kuzco and the viral turtle video featuring a faceplant off a log!

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Emperor Kuzco?

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[And hey, remember the turtle I videoed a couple of weeks ago doing a faceplant off a log? That was featured in Boulder's

Daily Cameranewspaper on Friday.]

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