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TIL Calcium deficiency can contribute to mood problems such as irritability, anxiety, depression, and difficulty sleeping.

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bdDE TIL that up until the 1960′s, the only reliable pregnancy test was to inject a woman’s urine into a female African clawed frog. If the woman was pregnant, the frog would ovulate within 12 hours.
jwoj TIL that after “Showgirls” flopped at the box office, MGM changed its marketing strategy to encourage ironic enjoyment of the film, which has resulted in over $100 million in DVD and video rental revenue
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