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"The addition of minerals to glass alters its color."

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Other minerals can be combined with sand, lime, and soda ash to produce different colored glass. Adding nickel oxide, for example, results in the violet glass.

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Alcohol misuse is exacerbated by insomnia.

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What Does Psychology Have to Say About Dreams?

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The locals had Hollywood grins.

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It is possible that early soaps were not used for cleaning.

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Nevermind was mixed by someone who had previously worked with Slayer (and Madonna).

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Did you Know? Hinduism states that God has many forms.

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At age 12, Plath's IQ was recorded at around 160.

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Swiggy has made four acquisitions

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A Famous Pulp Fiction Scene Was Shot Backwards

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Do you know the story behind Venetian Blinds?

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Prisoners who abhorred lobster used to be offered it.

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The total length of tubing in a trumpet would be approximately 6 1/2 feet if stretched out completely.

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Be respectful of Buddha pictures and Buddhist symbols.

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Sometimes, heavy bleeding might be caused by stomach ulcers.

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The World's Smallest Country

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Victorians uttered "prunes" instead of "cheese" before snapping a photograph.

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Did you Know! Boys benefit greatly from silence.

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 Jolly Roger

The Jolly Roger flag was not used by every pirate ship.

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Stage hypnosis is not appropriate for everyone.

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Oldest Oscar recipient