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Spinal fluid waves wash over the brain to remove waste during sleep. Source: L. Lewis #neuroscience #MedTwitter

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These leftist fundamentalists are a complete enigma for me. They wants to change the world by spilling buckets of paint which she can't even spill without making a mess of herself. So after their 5 minutes of Tiktok fame is over they are going to waste 300 liters of water just to wash out the paint that she just used to show us how she is fighting for preservation of nature? Does this make any sense?

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