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TIL that meditation has been shown to be as effective as anti- depressants in treating anxiety.

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a8kb9 TIL that the Marine Band consists of experienced musicians who are enlisted as Marines after auditioning. They are the only members of the armed forces who do not undergo boot camp.
5VDJ8 TIL that in 1927 heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney received a check for $1,000,000 for his second fight vs. Jack Dempsey, making him the first athlete in history to be paid $1,000,000 in a single year, or for a single sporting event.
694xQ TIL Ben Folds leaked his own album, but with a mix of real singles and fake songs. The band wrote and recorded six joke tracks in just one day, bundled them with genuine singles, and leaked the "album" online.
yN9w TIL the high five was used as a symbol of gay pride and identification
4Vlw TIL that a type of beer called “Small Beer” was the preferred drink over water in medieval Europe and colonial America.