This week I learned that lots of tattoos can make you healthier, and more
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Want to avoid a cold? Try a tattoo or twenty, says UA researcher (University of Alabama)
The magical thing eating chocolate does to your brain (The Washington Post)
Unappetizing experiment explores tools' role in humans' bigger brains (The New York Times)
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