Learn about whether chocolate actually causes acne breakouts; how to get around Miller’s law, which describes the limits of your short-term memory; and why one of the first gallbladder surgeries happened on a kitchen table.

Does chocolate actually cause breakouts? by Andrea Michelson

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• Coates, H. (2020, February 26). The Confusing Truth About Dairy – And How It Really Affects Your Skin. British Vogue. https://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/article/is-dairy-bad-for-your-skin

Your Short-Term Memory Can Only Hold 7 Items (But You Can Use This Trick) by Ashley Hamer

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One of the first gallbladder surgeries happened on a kitchen table by Cameron Duke

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