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TIL that in a review of clinical drug trials, almost all negative studies were unpublished, leading to the false impression that 93% of antidepressant trials had positive results. When unpublished studies were included, 51% of all clinical trials were positive and 49% were negative.

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woGN1 TIL Cyrus Cylinder is considered one of the earliest expressions of the concept of human rights. The text contains a declaration made by Cyrus the Great and proclaims his policy of religious tolerance and repatriation of displaced peoples, particularly Jews, following his conquest of Babylon.
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