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TIL that branded antioxidants don't provide clear health benefits according to rigorous scientific study. Many of the the beneficial claims about these products comes from extremely effective marketing instead of actual facts.

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ANJed TIL that Jan Smithers (Bailey from WKRP in Cincinnati) was Josh Brolin's stepmom for several years before Barbra Streisand
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