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TIL that patients with Bipolar disorder, even “rapid cycling” are affected by one episode for weeks/months at a time. Therefore, someone who is “manic” in the morning and “depressed” in the evening is not Bipolar.

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nYV9 TIL that a father was denied access to see his premature twins when Beyonce and Jay-Z had their daughter at the same time.
Yl0r TIL before people knew the full extent of x-rays, women would get face x-rays in order to kill bacteria which would make skin look healthy and beautiful. After a while people who did this started developing tumors on their faces and some even died. Doctors also used this method for hair removal.
DQvZP TIL The white stripes on clovers signal that it produces cyanide
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