The most feared sexually transmitted disease (STD) of the last half-millennium was usually named after foreigners, often the French.
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Like autism, ADHD lies on a spectrum, and some children should not be treated.
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Eating veggies is good for you. Now we can stop debating how much we should eat.
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Masks are great, but what happens when we try to throw out a billion masks at once?
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This medieval-themed meme highlights a shady yet all too common rhetorical move people make in arguments.
Light-emitting tattoos could indicate dehydration in athletes or health conditions in hospital patients.