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TIL In England, antidepressant prescriptions have increased 108% in the last 10 years, with a 6% increase in 2016 alone.

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N5lN TIL that after FIJI Water ran an ad joking that it “wasn’t bottled in Cleveland,” the Cleveland Water Department proved that Fiji Water contained the highest levels of arsenic and other contaminants when compared to Cleveland tap water and other bottled brands
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