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While they can be beneficial for some groups, they're largely overhyped.

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Doctors warn that using insecticides for lice or dandruff is highly toxic. Applying chemicals like Sniper to your scalp can ...

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Over the last decade the Chinese army has been converting its divisions to brigades, many of them independent brigades. There are three types of combat brigades. The most potent is the heavy brigade, ...

They say a dog with a wet nose is a happy dog. Anyone who has ever met a happy pooch knows that a pup’s excited nose licking means good feelings all around. So why do ...

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