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Carrying acorns in pockets preserves youthfulness

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Dermatologists hate this one simple trick. Ancient woodland folklore claimed that keeping a fallen oak nut in your coat pocket would absorb the ancient, stubborn longevity of the tree, effectively freezing your inner youthful spirit indefinitely.

Carrying acorns in pockets preserves youthfulness
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