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No and Dr. Barry Marshall gave himself an ulcer to prove it.
Until Dr. Barry Marshall gave himself an ulcer to prove them wrong.
mental_floss fact of the day.
Mental_Floss fact of the day.
Mental_Floss fact of the day.
What’s the most populous U.S. city west of Reno, Nevada? If you think Los Angeles, you’re wrong. The correct answer is San Jose, California.
Even though it dragged on for nine long years, fewer than 4,500 American troops lost their lives in battle during the Revolutionary War.
A stray decimal point led to Popeye’s spinach fetish. He’d have gotten more iron from eggs, pork, or even brown sugar.
mental_floss fact of the day.
mental_floss fact of the day.
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