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Why Women Brushed Their Hair 100 Times a Night (And should you do it, too?)

The practice of brushing hair 100 strokes nightly, once a common beauty ritual passed down through generations, holds merit beyond aesthetics. While it helped distribute natural oils and improve hair health, modern experts caution against excessive brushing. The true value lies in the calming, intentional pause it creates in a hectic day.

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Ancient Power in Illinois Part 1: Monks Mound, the Piasa Bird & the Mississippi

Long before St. Louis became the city of the Arch, long before Illinois became Illinois, and long before the Mississippi River was mapped as a border between states, there was Cahokia. The mystery is not whether this region mattered. The mystery is how much we still don’t know.

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