Here are a few questions for you. When does your feeling of impending doom actually have a high chance of being right, and why might that also be really bad news for you?
What industry paid Harvard scientists to blame cardiovascular disease solely on saturated fat?
Are you trustworthy? Do you cuss a lot?
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#7. Swearing keeps your filter open.
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#6. There’s a bar for after the bar in Amsterdam.
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#5. When that feeling of dread is real…
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#4. The Nobel champion is in Paris.
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#3. Harvard shilled for Big Sugar.
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#2. Canada and Denmark have a ‘whiskey war.’
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#1. Powdered wigs hid syphilis.
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- Dr. Seuss’s first book was rejected 27 times.
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