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TIL That sleeping under a weighted blanket can help reduce insomnia and anxiety

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ep5On TIL that dogs can smell your stress, and make decisions accordingly
0w61L TIL: Hitler and the Nazis were big on environmentalism. The Nazis were the first European nation to establish nature reserves and order the protection of wildlife and passed numerous animal rights law. At times the soldiers were order to plant trees on the battlefield.
kJBlm TIL the origin of The Windsor Hum - a mysterious low-frequency hum that plagued the city of Windsor for years, turned out to be caused by a U.S. Steel facility from across the river.
LQREr TIL that the art of Sabrage is the dramatic technique of of opening a champagne bottle with a saber. By sliding the blunt edge of the sword along the bottle and striking the lip, the pressure inside forces the cork and neck to break off cleanly. It's a dramatic and festive me
e0Omk TIL: After annexing Crimea in 2014, Russia began planning construction on the longest bridge in Europe, a 19km road and rail bridge connecting Crimea with mainland Russia. Such a bridge had been considered since 1903, it was completed in 2018.