• mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
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    16 hours ago

    It’s bad for your lungs because your sinuses humidifies air before it gets there. Plus it causes dry mouth and bad breath and distorts the growth of your pallette, sinuses, and face, easily leading to a deviated septum. It’s also correlated with a lower IQ.

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      4 hours ago

      The idea that low IQ people unconsciously do this without a medical condition and need training not to sounds totally fake though, and a back-derivation from the US slang. None of the replies I got even challenge that.