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9 Weird Historical Ways to Ward Off a Plague

People turned to unusual remedies to avoid catching the plague.

9 Weird Historical Ways to Ward Off a Plague

8 Ways To Live a Really Long Time, According to The Oldest People Ever

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8 Ways To Live a Really Long Time, According to The Oldest People Ever

8 Historical Methods of Detecting Pregnancy

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8 Historical Methods of Detecting Pregnancy

Jab Me Tender: How Elvis Presley Eased People's Minds About the Polio Vaccine

When public trust in the polio vaccine needed to be restored, officials turned to Elvis.

Jab Me Tender: How Elvis Presley Eased People's Minds About the Polio Vaccine

11 Products to Start Your New Year’s Resolution On a Positive Note

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Your Video Game Controller Is Gross. Here’s How to Clean It

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12 Creative Ways to Spend Your FSA Money Before the Deadline

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14 Surprising Facts About Clara Barton

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When a Founding Father Performed His Own Penis Surgery (And Then Died)

A painting of Gouverneur Morris by Pierre Henri, 1798.

The U.S. Will Get an Additional 100 Million Doses of Pfizer’s Coronavirus Vaccine

More Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses are on the way.

Step Up Your At-Home Workouts With a Machine that Does Both Cardio and Strength Training

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When Can You Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? This Interactive Tool Will Tell You

Coronavirus vaccine shots are coming, but your place in line depends on a lot of different factors.

When Should You Replace Your Face Mask?

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How the Polio Epidemic of 1950 Gave Wytheville, Virginia, a 'Summer Without Children'

Reed Counts, Visit Wytheville

8 Facts About Seasonal Affective Disorder

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Starbucks Is Giving Free Coffee to Frontline COVID-19 Workers All Month Long

Starbucks is saying thank you in typical Starbucks fashion.
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