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Cigarettes for Doctors

This was long before the Surgeon General warned that smoking would kill you. In fact, your very own doctor might hand you a cigarette—right along with a lung cancer diagnosis.

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The More You Know

  • Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.
  • A baby can cost new parents 750 hours of sleep.
  • The Japanese created a smoke alarm for those who can't hear, which pumps super-spicy wasabi mist into the air to alert them.
  • The patient in the game Operation has a name.
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