The best childhood picture you’ll ever see of Wil Wheaton

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Picture of the day: Wil Wheaton posts a picture of himself from 1987, complete with “two friendship bracelets on my ankle, keeping the WATCH I PUT THERE ON PURPOSE company, SIX total watches, and a Depeche Mode t-shirt tucked into my acid-washed jeans.”  (r/pics)

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