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BrZPr Til Telling the truth when tempted to lie can significantly improve a person’s mental and physical health. Researchers found participants could purposefully and dramatically reduce their everyday lies, and that in turn was associated with significantly improved health
Bmbd TIL asbestos was commonly used for fake snow in early Hollywood, including the scene in the Wizard of Oz where it snows in the Poppy Field.
yj9w TIL That as the idea of temperance began to pick up in the United States in the 1800s, children were taught in school that alcohol could cause spontaneous combustion. “A schoolbook for children told the story of a man who was so full of alcohol that he exploded while attempting to light his pipe”