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TIL that playing games like Tetris immediately following a traumatic event can greatly decrease the chances of suffering intrusive flashbacks of the incident.

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69WVw TIL Cremated remains can be compressed into diamonds. They’ve created up to 9 diamonds from a single person’s remains.
VAXG TIL once you’ve had an infection, 1 cell that produces the right antibodies for that virus is stored in your bone marrow for the rest of your life, readying the immune system to respond quickly and efficiently if that virus ever invades again.
X0G6E TIL that when fully loaded, the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in 2021 has a greater displacement and tonnage than that of the Lusitania, Titanic, Queen Mary and QE2 combined
Y78RP TIL that the first aircraft autopilot was developed in 1912. The autopilot connected a gyroscopic heading indicator and attitude indicator to hydraulically operated elevators and rudder. It permitted the aircraft to fly straight and level on a compass course without a pilot's attention
7rreX TIL in June 2014, Sports Illustrated predicted the 2017 Houston Astros would win the World Series