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TIL that saying "no" can improve mental health and productivity by reducing stress and helping people set boundaries.

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QO5a TIL keeping your teeth and gums healthy helps to prevent heart disease, strokes, and dementia.
VBlEZ TIL Lucuis Quinctius Cincinnatus was voted dictator during a desperate war with the Aequi around 458 BC. He assumed complete control of the state, achieved victory in 16 days, relinquished his powers and returned to his farm. He may have been appointed dictator again to suppress an "uprising of the
BbaD TIL that Pope John Paul II sent a letter to a US leader asking not to invade Iraq. When the Cardinal arrived he handed this letter to the President. He places this letter on a table without opening or reading it then told the cardinal that he, the president, “was convinced it was God’s will”.
Y7nA TIL Quentin Tarantino let The Man with the Iron Fist use his name purely for advertisement purposes even though he has almost nothing to do with the actual film
lon5r TIL about the "Anchoring Bias," the tendency to use initially presented information to make subsequent decisions. It is a widely studied psychological phenomenon, useful in salary negotiation, haggling, and sales.