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TIL That in 1762, Benjamin Franklin had a hollow walking stick created that could secretly hold ~1 pint of oil in it. When the head of the stick was pushed down, it would release oil from the bottom. He did this to trick his friends into thinking he had the power to calm waves in troubled waters.

by whatilearned November 15, 2021, 9:35 pm

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TIL troubled teens were sent to Elan School where they would be abused, tortured in a way to bring behavioral modification to them, and was completely legal for years.

by whatilearned October 23, 2021, 11:09 am

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TIL dairy cows prefer slow jams of less than 100 beats per minute when it comes to boosting milk production. A 2001 study found milk production went up with songs like Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge over Troubled Water” and down with tunes such as the Beatles’ “Back in the U.S.S.R”.

by whatilearned October 15, 2021, 1:53 pm

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A Jewish father was quite troubled by his errant son’s behavior, and went to see the rabbi about it…

by cringeyjokesman August 4, 2021, 7:11 pm

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PediaCare Children's Drugs Recalled Four more child medicines, sold under the PediaCare brand name, have been recalled. They were made in J&J's troubled McNeil plant. No injuries have been reported.

by DailyHealthNews July 4, 2021, 9:23 pm

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Silicone Implants Preferred After Mastectomy Despite their troubled history, silicone implants are back and breast cancer patients are increasingly choosing them over saline for breast reconstruction.

by DailyHealthNews July 1, 2021, 4:02 pm

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Many Adults Report Troubled Childhood Experiences More than half of adults surveyed reported experiencing one or more difficult childhood experiences, such as domestic violence or verbal abuse, indicating that troubled childhood experiences could be common, according to a CDC study.

by DailyHealthNews June 30, 2021, 9:02 pm

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Facial Wrinkles Linked to Lower Bone Density Women with deeply furrowed brows in early menopause may also have troubled bones, an early report of a new study shows.

by DailyHealthNews June 27, 2021, 9:53 am

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FDA: Breast Implant Safety Studies Will Continue After two days of testimony on what the FDA should do about troubled long-term safety studies of silicone breast implants, agency officials said the studies would continue.

by DailyHealthNews June 25, 2021, 3:49 pm

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TIL the phrase “to pour oil on troubled waters,” i.e., to settle a dispute, originated with Ben Franklin’s 1773 demonstration that a teaspoon of oil could calm a pond. When Franklin calmed political factions in Pennsylvania it was compared to his famous demonstration, and the phrase was born.

by whatilearned June 23, 2021, 11:38 pm

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Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Have Higher Fail Rates Data from the world’s largest joint replacement registry show that troubled metal-on-metal hip implants have early failure rates that are two to four times higher than implants made with other kinds of materials.

by DailyHealthNews June 10, 2021, 4:06 am

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Distress Tied to Higher Risk of Stroke Older adults with high levels of distress are more likely to have certain kinds of strokes than those who aren’t as troubled, a new study shows.

by DailyHealthNews June 6, 2021, 6:44 am

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