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TIL that many toothpastes contain small plastic beads which may lodge in the gums, are likely harmful to the environment, and are included in toothpaste for decorative purposes only

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gMVYy TIL Vendor can get your new credit card information if you cancel a card and get a new one. To be sure to leave a service you need to cancel with the vendor.
6En6Y We’ve been conditioned to think of Covid-19 as a respiratory disease—but it’s not just about the lungs. Evidence is emerging that the coronavirus can cause heart damage in people who’ve had mild symptoms or none at all, especially if those people exercise while they’re infected. If you've just had Covid—even if you didn't have symptoms—you need to be aware of myocarditis. That’s cardiologist-speak for what happens when the muscular walls of the heart become inflamed, weakening the organ and making it more difficult for it to pump blood. It’s not a newly discovered condition, and it turns up pretty rarely, but when it does, it’s most often triggered by an infection. Strenuous activity while the heart is weakened can cause swelling in the legs, dizziness, shortness of breath, and—in serious cases—irregular heartbeat, cardiac arrest, and sudden death.
W7yy8 TIL Companies save more than $3 billion a year in unspent gift cards.
j65jM TIL Mike Flanagan's horror films are known for a lack of jump scares, but the first episode of The Midnight Club (2022) ironically set the Guinness World Record with 21 jump scares. Flanagan designed this so "jump scare(s) would be rendered meaningless".
Ovb6 TIL Hackers Spoiled Their $1 Billion Bank Heist With a Typo