Nothing Beneficial Comes From Mindless Scrolling

Did You Know?: There were 32,000 original possible opening deals available in the solitaire variant FreeCell, included with Windows 3.1. Every opening deal was winnable except for #11982, a bugged deal that is unsolvable. [Read in Browser]( [How-To Geek]() January 11, 2022 Did You Know? There were 32,000 original possible opening deals available in the solitaire variant FreeCell, included with Windows 3.1. Every opening deal was winnable except for #11982, a bugged deal that is unsolvable. [Nothing Beneficial Comes From Mindless Scrolling]( [Nothing Beneficial Comes From Mindless Scrolling]( Scrolling through feeds is arguably one of the most common things people do on smartphones and tablets. Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok, and many other services thrive on it. But is all of this mindless scrolling adding anything to your life? [Read More »]( SPONSORED [High Paying Cards For Americans With Good Credit]( Pocket an easy $200 bonus with these high paying cash back credit cards. 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