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TIL Menthol in cigarettes serves a purpose other than flavoring, menthol inhibits the metabolism of nicotine, increasing your body’s exposure to nicotine

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Wk41o TIL that cyclists move fater when they cycle together with others. Interestingly, cockroaches move faster in the presence of others as well. (Triplett, 1897; Zajonc, 1969)
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