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TIL that responding with compassion in the current crises is key because it can help reduce stress and anxiety, and keep our hearts open towards both ourselves and others (Gilbert & Choden, 2014; Hall et al., 2013; Weng et al., 2013).

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9W9D TIL Nazi Germany offered several countries to take in their Jewish population before the Holocaust. No country opened their doors.
WkRX9 TIL: Benjamin Franklin is credited with one of the first placebo-controlled studies to debunk animal magnetism (1784)
1aZ7P TIL about the Paradox of tolerance. It states that if a society is tolerant without limit, its ability to be tolerant is eventually destroyed by the intolerant.In order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must be intolerant of intolerance
ekvD TIL: The quietest place on earth measures -9 db. It’s located in an acoustics and architecture test facility in Minnesota. Most people can’t stay longer than about 20 minutes and emerge disoriented and unsettle.
gmDy TIL Babylon 5 switched commanders after season one because the actor playing Commander Sinclair had paranoid delusions. Creator J. Michael Straczynski kept it a secret until 2013 after the actor had passed away.