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TIL "Snakes and Ladders" originated in Ancient India, its main purpose was to teach morals and lessons about karma in a way that young children would understand and remember. The ladders signify good deeds while the snakes represent all the evil we do

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PYZ4n TIL How a Worm Gave the South a Bad Name, between 1865 and 1910, 40 percent of the South's population suffered from hookworms. Thousands of worms could live in a person at one time. These parasites and the constant bloodsucking made an infected person pale, tired and slow, leading to stunted growth.
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