27 Bits of Trivia That Will Balance Your Brain’s pH
A bucket of facts for what ails ya!
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Hmm. You seem a little off today. We can’t quite put our finger on it, but you don’t seem like your bright, chipper self. We’re no Ms. Frizzle, so sadly, we can’t shrink this fact bus and get up inside you for a diagnosis. We just have to assume it’s from a lack of facts. Almost 10 times out of 10, facts are the cure-all.
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