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TIL that Leonardo Da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli once plotted to steal the Arno River from Pisa when the city was at war with Florence.

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m1WMR TIL that playing simple, repetitive games like Tetris directly after a traumatic experience can prevent the development of PTSD and reduce overall stress
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ygMe TIL that drowning in fresh water is caused by a different mechanism than drowning in salt water. Fresh water drowning causes cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation, while salt water drowning causes cardiac arrest due to increased blood viscosity and workload on the heart.