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Posted by23 hours ago
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I can only speak for myself, but this makes it really hard to keep track of the songs I like. I love listening to classical music but if you asked me my favorite artists I would have difficulty telling you specifics.

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Posted by5 hours ago

Also if anyone has a step by step guide on how this process works please share. 🙌

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Posted by2 hours ago

Like for example like in traditional Chinese medicine or ayurverda in India(not only these places of course), how did people back then figure out say a root from a plant can ease headaches? Or how eating certain herbs can help with digestion? Or eating a certain mushroom can help with (x)?

And today having modern research confirm that some of these herbs do in fact have those properties?

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I mentioned to a colleague that I’d bought two lottery tickets for last weeks Euromillions draw instead of my usual 1 to double my chance at winning. He said “Yeah, that’s not how it works.” I’m sure he is right - but why?

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Posted by18 hours ago

How come Key A can open Lock A. Key B can open Lock B. But not lock A. And key C can open all the locks? Doesn’t that mean A and B should be able to open each other?

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Posted by7 hours ago

Hey so cancer the malignant disease shares the same word of cancer the zodiac sign which translates for crab. Also in Arabic, if you say: “I have cancer” and “I have a crab” you’re basically saying the exact same sentence. Why were crabs used to describe a malignant disease?

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